diff --git a/lang/ast/structs.go b/lang/ast/structs.go
index 854e44ae..f7bf6eaa 100644
--- a/lang/ast/structs.go
+++ b/lang/ast/structs.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/interfaces"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/types"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/types/full"
-	langutil "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"
+	langUtil "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/pgraph"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/util"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/util/errwrap"
@@ -3685,7 +3685,7 @@ func (obj *StmtProg) SetScope(scope *interfaces.Scope) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("import `%s` already exists in this scope", imp.Name)
 		}
 
-		result, err := langutil.ParseImportName(imp.Name)
+		result, err := langUtil.ParseImportName(imp.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errwrap.Wrapf(err, "import `%s` is not valid", imp.Name)
 		}
@@ -7125,7 +7125,7 @@ func (obj *ExprFunc) Init(data *interfaces.Data) error {
 			}
 			typs = append(typs, f.T)
 		}
-		if err := langutil.HasDuplicateTypes(typs); err != nil {
+		if err := langUtil.HasDuplicateTypes(typs); err != nil {
 			return errwrap.Wrapf(err, "func list contains a duplicate signature")
 		}
 	}
@@ -7376,7 +7376,7 @@ func (obj *ExprFunc) SetType(typ *types.Type) error {
 
 	if len(obj.Values) > 0 {
 		// search for the compatible type
-		_, err := langutil.FnMatch(typ, obj.Values)
+		_, err := langUtil.FnMatch(typ, obj.Values)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errwrap.Wrapf(err, "could not build values func")
 		}
@@ -7708,7 +7708,7 @@ func (obj *ExprFunc) Graph(env map[string]interfaces.Func) (*pgraph.Graph, inter
 			T: obj.typ,
 		})
 	} else /* len(obj.Values) > 0 */ {
-		index, err := langutil.FnMatch(obj.typ, obj.Values)
+		index, err := langUtil.FnMatch(obj.typ, obj.Values)
 		if err != nil {
 			// programming error
 			// since type checking succeeded at this point, there should only be one match
@@ -8679,7 +8679,7 @@ func (obj *ExprVar) Apply(fn func(interfaces.Node) error) error { return fn(obj)
 // Init initializes this branch of the AST, and returns an error if it fails to
 // validate.
 func (obj *ExprVar) Init(*interfaces.Data) error {
-	return langutil.ValidateVarName(obj.Name)
+	return langUtil.ValidateVarName(obj.Name)
 }
 
 // Interpolate returns a new node (aka a copy) once it has been expanded. This
@@ -8933,7 +8933,7 @@ func (obj *ExprParam) Apply(fn func(interfaces.Node) error) error { return fn(ob
 // Init initializes this branch of the AST, and returns an error if it fails to
 // validate.
 func (obj *ExprParam) Init(*interfaces.Data) error {
-	return langutil.ValidateVarName(obj.Name)
+	return langUtil.ValidateVarName(obj.Name)
 }
 
 // Interpolate returns a new node (aka a copy) once it has been expanded. This
diff --git a/lang/funcs/simplepoly/simplepoly.go b/lang/funcs/simplepoly/simplepoly.go
index 1c0d237b..77904394 100644
--- a/lang/funcs/simplepoly/simplepoly.go
+++ b/lang/funcs/simplepoly/simplepoly.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/funcs"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/interfaces"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/types"
-	langutil "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"
+	langUtil "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/util/errwrap"
 )
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func Register(name string, fns []*types.FuncValue) {
 		typs = append(typs, f.T)
 	}
 
-	if err := langutil.HasDuplicateTypes(typs); err != nil {
+	if err := langUtil.HasDuplicateTypes(typs); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("polyfunc %s has a duplicate implementation: %+v", name, err))
 	}
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (obj *WrappedFunc) Polymorphisms(partialType *types.Type, partialValues []t
 func (obj *WrappedFunc) Build(typ *types.Type) (*types.Type, error) {
 	// typ is the KindFunc signature we're trying to build...
 
-	index, err := langutil.FnMatch(typ, obj.Fns)
+	index, err := langUtil.FnMatch(typ, obj.Fns)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (obj *WrappedFunc) Validate() error {
 		typs = append(typs, f.T)
 	}
 
-	if err := langutil.HasDuplicateTypes(typs); err != nil {
+	if err := langUtil.HasDuplicateTypes(typs); err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrapf(err, "duplicate implementation found")
 	}
 
diff --git a/lang/parser/lexparse_test.go b/lang/parser/lexparse_test.go
index d9074cfb..e0e0e519 100644
--- a/lang/parser/lexparse_test.go
+++ b/lang/parser/lexparse_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/funcs"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/interfaces"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/types"
-	langutil "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"
+	langUtil "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"
 	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/util"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ func TestImportParsing0(t *testing.T) {
 		fail: true, // don't allow double root slash
 	})
 
-	t.Logf("ModuleMagicPrefix: %s", langutil.ModuleMagicPrefix)
+	t.Logf("ModuleMagicPrefix: %s", langUtil.ModuleMagicPrefix)
 	names := []string{}
 	for index, tc := range testCases { // run all the tests
 		if util.StrInList(tc.name, names) {
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@ func TestImportParsing0(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("test #%d (%s)", index, tc.name), func(t *testing.T) {
 			name, fail, alias, isSystem, isLocal, isFile, path, url := tc.name, tc.fail, tc.alias, tc.isSystem, tc.isLocal, tc.isFile, tc.path, tc.url
 
-			output, err := langutil.ParseImportName(name)
+			output, err := langUtil.ParseImportName(name)
 			if !fail && err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("test #%d: FAIL", index)
 				t.Errorf("test #%d: ParseImportName failed with: %+v", index, err)
diff --git a/test/test-govet.sh b/test/test-govet.sh
index 7d7e6a60..c792eb5a 100755
--- a/test/test-govet.sh
+++ b/test/test-govet.sh
@@ -83,11 +83,15 @@ function consistent-imports() {
 	if grep $'\t"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"' "$1"; then
 		return 1
 	fi
-	# import as langutil
+	# import as *Util (should be fooUtil) with util capitalized
+	if grep $'util "github.com/purpleidea/mgmt"' "$1"; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+	# import as langUtil
 	if grep $'\t"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/util"' "$1"; then
 		return 1
 	fi
-	# import as engineutil
+	# import as engineUtil
 	if grep $'\t"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/engine/util"' "$1"; then
 		return 1
 	fi