diff --git a/tools/imglab/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/imglab/CMakeLists.txt
index 17fb8ad708..19b263d2a3 100644
--- a/tools/imglab/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/imglab/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(${target_name}
    src/image_dataset_metadata.cpp
    src/metadata_editor.h
    src/metadata_editor.cpp
-   src/convert_pascal_voc.h
-   src/convert_pascal_voc.cpp
+   src/convert_pascal_xml.h
+   src/convert_pascal_xml.cpp
    src/convert_pascal_v1.h
    src/convert_pascal_v1.cpp
    src/common.h
diff --git a/tools/imglab/src/convert_pascal_voc.cpp b/tools/imglab/src/convert_pascal_xml.cpp
similarity index 93%
rename from tools/imglab/src/convert_pascal_voc.cpp
rename to tools/imglab/src/convert_pascal_xml.cpp
index 5abfdc9f4e..af3e434c94 100644
--- a/tools/imglab/src/convert_pascal_voc.cpp
+++ b/tools/imglab/src/convert_pascal_xml.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-#include "convert_pascal_voc.h"
+#include "convert_pascal_xml.h"
 #include "image_dataset_metadata.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <dlib/xml_parser.h>
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ namespace
 
 }
 
-void convert_pascal_voc(
+void convert_pascal_xml(
     const parser_type& parser
 )
 {
-    cout << "Convert from PASCAL VOC annotation format..." << endl;
+    cout << "Convert from PASCAL XML annotation format..." << endl;
 
     dlib::image_dataset_metadata::dataset dataset;
 
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ void convert_pascal_voc(
         try
         {
             parse_annotation_file(parser[i], img, name);
-            const string voc_root = get_parent_directory(get_parent_directory(file(parser[i]))).full_name();
-            const string img_path = voc_root + directory::get_separator() + "JPEGImages" + directory::get_separator();
+            const string root = get_parent_directory(get_parent_directory(file(parser[i]))).full_name();
+            const string img_path = root + directory::get_separator() + "JPEGImages" + directory::get_separator();
 
             dataset.name = name;
             img.filename = strip_path(img_path + img.filename,  parent_dir);
diff --git a/tools/imglab/src/main.cpp b/tools/imglab/src/main.cpp
index 53a0d6f509..301a0c45f8 100644
--- a/tools/imglab/src/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/imglab/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include "image_dataset_metadata.h"
 #include "metadata_editor.h"
-#include "convert_pascal_voc.h"
+#include "convert_pascal_xml.h"
 #include "convert_pascal_v1.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         parser.add_option("rename", "Rename all labels of <arg1> to <arg2>.",2);
         parser.add_option("v","Display version.");
         parser.add_option("convert","Convert foreign image Annotations from <arg> format to the imglab format. "
-                          "Supported formats: pascal-voc, pascal-v1",1);
+                          "Supported formats: pascal-xml, pascal-v1",1);
 
         parser.parse(argc, argv);
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         parser.check_incompatible_options("l", "rename");
         parser.check_incompatible_options("convert", "l");
         parser.check_incompatible_options("convert", "rename");
-        const char* convert_args[] = {"pascal-voc","pascal-v1"};
+        const char* convert_args[] = {"pascal-xml","pascal-v1"};
         parser.check_option_arg_range("convert", convert_args);
 
         if (parser.option("h"))
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         {
             if (parser.option("convert"))
             {
-                if (parser.option("convert").argument() == "pascal-voc")
-                    convert_pascal_voc(parser);
+                if (parser.option("convert").argument() == "pascal-xml")
+                    convert_pascal_xml(parser);
                 else if (parser.option("convert").argument() == "pascal-v1")
                     convert_pascal_v1(parser);
             }