diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
index 6d9160236e36..d1285340cd6a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
             if builder.config.llvm_bitcode_linker_enabled {
                 trace!("llvm-bitcode-linker enabled, installing");
                 let llvm_bitcode_linker = builder.ensure(
-                    crate::core::build_steps::tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker::for_compiler(
+                    crate::core::build_steps::tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker::for_use_by_compiler(
                         builder,
                         target_compiler,
                     ),
@@ -2259,9 +2259,11 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
         copy_codegen_backends_to_sysroot(builder, build_compiler, target_compiler);
 
         if builder.config.lld_enabled {
-            let lld_wrapper = builder.ensure(
-                crate::core::build_steps::tool::LldWrapper::for_compiler(builder, target_compiler),
-            );
+            let lld_wrapper =
+                builder.ensure(crate::core::build_steps::tool::LldWrapper::for_use_by_compiler(
+                    builder,
+                    target_compiler,
+                ));
             copy_lld_artifacts(builder, lld_wrapper, target_compiler);
         }
 
@@ -2289,11 +2291,12 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
         // In addition to `rust-lld` also install `wasm-component-ld` when
         // is enabled. This is used by the `wasm32-wasip2` target of Rust.
         if builder.tool_enabled("wasm-component-ld") {
-            let wasm_component =
-                builder.ensure(crate::core::build_steps::tool::WasmComponentLd::for_compiler(
+            let wasm_component = builder.ensure(
+                crate::core::build_steps::tool::WasmComponentLd::for_use_by_compiler(
                     builder,
                     target_compiler,
-                ));
+                ),
+            );
             builder.copy_link(
                 &wasm_component.tool_path,
                 &libdir_bin.join(wasm_component.tool_path.file_name().unwrap()),
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
index 7d8825effc86..af17a69302b2 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
@@ -2370,8 +2370,8 @@ impl Step for LlvmBitcodeLinker {
     fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) -> Option<GeneratedTarball> {
         let target = self.target;
 
-        let llbc_linker =
-            builder.ensure(tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker::for_compiler(builder, self.target_compiler));
+        let llbc_linker = builder
+            .ensure(tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker::for_use_by_compiler(builder, self.target_compiler));
 
         let self_contained_bin_dir = format!("lib/rustlib/{}/bin/self-contained", target.triple);
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
index aa71574eef8a..daa47db76b0c 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ pub struct LldWrapper {
 
 impl LldWrapper {
     /// Returns `LldWrapper` that should be **used** by the passed compiler.
-    pub fn for_compiler(builder: &Builder<'_>, target_compiler: Compiler) -> Self {
+    pub fn for_use_by_compiler(builder: &Builder<'_>, target_compiler: Compiler) -> Self {
         Self {
             build_compiler: get_tool_target_compiler(
                 builder,
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ pub struct WasmComponentLd {
 
 impl WasmComponentLd {
     /// Returns `WasmComponentLd` that should be **used** by the passed compiler.
-    pub fn for_compiler(builder: &Builder<'_>, target_compiler: Compiler) -> Self {
+    pub fn for_use_by_compiler(builder: &Builder<'_>, target_compiler: Compiler) -> Self {
         Self {
             build_compiler: get_tool_target_compiler(
                 builder,
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ pub struct LlvmBitcodeLinker {
 
 impl LlvmBitcodeLinker {
     /// Returns `LlvmBitcodeLinker` that should be **used** by the passed compiler.
-    pub fn for_compiler(builder: &Builder<'_>, target_compiler: Compiler) -> Self {
+    pub fn for_use_by_compiler(builder: &Builder<'_>, target_compiler: Compiler) -> Self {
         Self {
             build_compiler: get_tool_target_compiler(
                 builder,