diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/flags.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/basics.py
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/flags.py
rename to lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/basics.py
index a7d442d48a7..3e43cd4e84b 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/flags.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/basics.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
-
+"""Test basic behavior of compilers in Spack"""
 import pytest
 
 import sys
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/detection.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/detection.py
index 26a559443ba..90311ad2d32 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/detection.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/compilers/detection.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+"""Test detection of compiler version"""
 import pytest
 
 import spack.compilers.arm