diff --git a/clang/docs/analyzer/checkers.rst b/clang/docs/analyzer/checkers.rst
index bbc31832b9c3ca..1e75c3997a4750 100644
--- a/clang/docs/analyzer/checkers.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/analyzer/checkers.rst
@@ -1235,6 +1235,50 @@ Check calls to various UNIX/Posix functions: ``open, pthread_once, calloc, mallo
 .. literalinclude:: checkers/unix_api_example.c
     :language: c
 
+.. _unix-BlockInCriticalSection:
+
+unix.BlockInCriticalSection (C, C++)
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+Check for calls to blocking functions inside a critical section.
+Blocking functions detected by this checker: ``sleep, getc, fgets, read, recv``.
+Critical section handling functions modeled by this checker:
+``lock, unlock, pthread_mutex_lock, pthread_mutex_trylock, pthread_mutex_unlock, mtx_lock, mtx_timedlock, mtx_trylock, mtx_unlock, lock_guard, unique_lock``.
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ void pthread_lock_example(pthread_mutex_t *m) {
+   pthread_mutex_lock(m); // note: entering critical section here
+   sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
+   pthread_mutex_unlock(m);
+ }
+
+.. code-block:: cpp
+
+ void overlapping_critical_sections(mtx_t *m1, std::mutex &m2) {
+   std::lock_guard lg{m2}; // note: entering critical section here
+   mtx_lock(m1); // note: entering critical section here
+   sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
+   mtx_unlock(m1);
+   sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
+              // still inside of the critical section of the std::lock_guard
+ }
+
+**Limitations**
+
+* The ``trylock`` and ``timedlock`` versions of acquiring locks are currently assumed to always succeed.
+  This can lead to false positives.
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ void trylock_example(pthread_mutex_t *m) {
+   if (pthread_mutex_trylock(m) == 0) { // assume trylock always succeeds
+     sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
+     pthread_mutex_unlock(m);
+   } else {
+     sleep(10); // false positive: Incorrect warning about blocking function inside critical section.
+   }
+ }
+
 .. _unix-Errno:
 
 unix.Errno (C)
@@ -3130,49 +3174,6 @@ For a more detailed description of configuration options, please see the
 alpha.unix
 ^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. _alpha-unix-BlockInCriticalSection:
-
-alpha.unix.BlockInCriticalSection (C)
-"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-Check for calls to blocking functions inside a critical section.
-Blocking functions detected by this checker: ``sleep, getc, fgets, read, recv``.
-Critical section handling functions modelled by this checker: ``lock, unlock, pthread_mutex_lock, pthread_mutex_trylock, pthread_mutex_unlock, mtx_lock, mtx_timedlock, mtx_trylock, mtx_unlock, lock_guard, unique_lock``.
-
-.. code-block:: c
-
- void pthread_lock_example(pthread_mutex_t *m) {
-   pthread_mutex_lock(m); // note: entering critical section here
-   sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
-   pthread_mutex_unlock(m);
- }
-
-.. code-block:: cpp
-
- void overlapping_critical_sections(mtx_t *m1, std::mutex &m2) {
-   std::lock_guard lg{m2}; // note: entering critical section here
-   mtx_lock(m1); // note: entering critical section here
-   sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
-   mtx_unlock(m1);
-   sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
-             // still inside of the critical section of the std::lock_guard
- }
-
-**Limitations**
-
-* The ``trylock`` and ``timedlock`` versions of acquiring locks are currently assumed to always succeed.
-  This can lead to false positives.
-
-.. code-block:: c
-
- void trylock_example(pthread_mutex_t *m) {
-   if (pthread_mutex_trylock(m) == 0) { // assume trylock always succeeds
-     sleep(10); // warn: Call to blocking function 'sleep' inside of critical section
-     pthread_mutex_unlock(m);
-   } else {
-     sleep(10); // false positive: Incorrect warning about blocking function inside critical section.
-   }
- }
-
 .. _alpha-unix-Chroot:
 
 alpha.unix.Chroot (C)
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Checkers.td b/clang/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Checkers.td
index 40f443047bd4bd..668e9f6cf07167 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Checkers.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/Checkers.td
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@ def UnixAPIMisuseChecker : Checker<"API">,
   HelpText<"Check calls to various UNIX/Posix functions">,
   Documentation<HasDocumentation>;
 
+def BlockInCriticalSectionChecker : Checker<"BlockInCriticalSection">,
+  HelpText<"Check for calls to blocking functions inside a critical section">,
+  Documentation<HasDocumentation>;
+
 def DynamicMemoryModeling: Checker<"DynamicMemoryModeling">,
   HelpText<"The base of several malloc() related checkers. On it's own it "
            "emits no reports, but adds valuable information to the analysis "
@@ -619,10 +623,6 @@ def SimpleStreamChecker : Checker<"SimpleStream">,
   HelpText<"Check for misuses of stream APIs">,
   Documentation<HasDocumentation>;
 
-def BlockInCriticalSectionChecker : Checker<"BlockInCriticalSection">,
-  HelpText<"Check for calls to blocking functions inside a critical section">,
-  Documentation<HasDocumentation>;
-
 } // end "alpha.unix"
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/analyzer-enabled-checkers.c b/clang/test/Analysis/analyzer-enabled-checkers.c
index 9543ba8ec02fc1..e605c62a66ad0e 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/analyzer-enabled-checkers.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/analyzer-enabled-checkers.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: security.insecureAPI.mktemp
 // CHECK-NEXT: security.insecureAPI.vfork
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.API
+// CHECK-NEXT: unix.BlockInCriticalSection
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.cstring.CStringModeling
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.DynamicMemoryModeling
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.Errno
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.c b/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.c
index 1e174af541b183..36ecf9ac55f7df 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 -analyzer-checker=core,alpha.unix.BlockInCriticalSection -verify %s
+// RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 -analyzer-checker=core,unix.BlockInCriticalSection -verify %s
 // expected-no-diagnostics
 
 // This should not crash
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.cpp b/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.cpp
index 403b7a16726a20..ee9a708f231a86 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 \
-// RUN:   -analyzer-checker=alpha.unix.BlockInCriticalSection \
+// RUN:   -analyzer-checker=unix.BlockInCriticalSection \
 // RUN:   -std=c++11 \
 // RUN:   -analyzer-output text \
 // RUN:   -verify %s
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.m b/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.m
index 73d58479f4bf4a..2b5ec31568ba1f 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.m
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/block-in-critical-section.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 -analyzer-checker=core,alpha.unix.BlockInCriticalSection -verify -Wno-objc-root-class %s
+// RUN: %clang_analyze_cc1 -analyzer-checker=core,unix.BlockInCriticalSection -verify -Wno-objc-root-class %s
 // expected-no-diagnostics
 
 @interface SomeClass
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/std-c-library-functions-arg-enabled-checkers.c b/clang/test/Analysis/std-c-library-functions-arg-enabled-checkers.c
index 14aca5a948bf4b..345a4e8f44efd1 100644
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/std-c-library-functions-arg-enabled-checkers.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/std-c-library-functions-arg-enabled-checkers.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT: security.insecureAPI.mktemp
 // CHECK-NEXT: security.insecureAPI.vfork
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.API
+// CHECK-NEXT: unix.BlockInCriticalSection
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.cstring.CStringModeling
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.DynamicMemoryModeling
 // CHECK-NEXT: unix.Errno
diff --git a/clang/www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html b/clang/www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html
index 2c8eece41fb2fc..411baae695b938 100644
--- a/clang/www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html
+++ b/clang/www/analyzer/alpha_checks.html
@@ -780,39 +780,6 @@ <h3 id="unix_alpha_checkers">Unix Alpha Checkers</h3>
 <tbody>
 
 
-<tr><td><a id="alpha.unix.BlockInCriticalSection"><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
-alpha.unix.BlockInCriticalSection</span><span class="lang">
-(C)</span><div class="descr">
-Check for calls to blocking functions inside a critical section. Applies to:
-<div class=functions>
-lock<br>
-unlock<br>
-sleep<br>
-getc<br>
-fgets<br>
-read<br>
-revc<br>
-pthread_mutex_lock<br>
-pthread_mutex_unlock<br>
-mtx_lock<br>
-mtx_timedlock<br>
-mtx_trylock<br>
-mtx_unlock<br>
-lock_guard<br>
-unique_lock</div>
-</div></div></a></td>
-<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
-<div class="example"><pre>
-void test() {
-  std::mutex m;
-  m.lock();
-  sleep(3); // warn: a blocking function sleep is called inside a critical
-            //       section
-  m.unlock();
-}
-</pre></div></div></td></tr>
-
-
 <tr><td><a id="alpha.unix.Chroot"><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
 alpha.unix.Chroot</span><span class="lang">
 (C)</span><div class="descr">