diff --git a/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_file_writer_base.cpp b/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_file_writer_base.cpp
index 4722fc118c..b3184e7183 100644
--- a/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_file_writer_base.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_file_writer_base.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ const wxString GENDRILL_WRITER_BASE::BuildFileFunctionAttributeString(
     else if( hasDrill )
         text << wxT( ",Drill" );
     else if( hasOblong )
-        text << wxT( ",Route" );
+        text << wxT( ",Rout" );
 
     // else: empty file.
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_gerber_writer.cpp b/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_gerber_writer.cpp
index cf8e6229df..8b58545b0d 100644
--- a/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_gerber_writer.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/exporters/gendrill_gerber_writer.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int GERBER_WRITER::createDrillFile( wxString& aFullFilename, bool aIsNpth,
     plotter.SetCreator( wxT( "PCBNEW" ) );
 
     // Add the standard X2 FileFunction for drill files
-    // %TF.FileFunction,Plated[NonPlated],layer1num,layer2num,PTH[NPTH][Blind][Buried],Drill[Route][Mixed]*%
+    // %TF.FileFunction,Plated[NonPlated],layer1num,layer2num,PTH[NPTH][Blind][Buried],Drill[Rout][Mixed]*%
     wxString text = BuildFileFunctionAttributeString( aLayerPair,
                                                       aIsNpth ? TYPE_FILE::NPTH_FILE
                                                               : TYPE_FILE::PTH_FILE );