diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 6d2a0cad6f..1dda5cb067 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ module Homebrew
         problems.concat ra.problems.map { |problem| "#{name}: #{problem}" }
 
         spec.resources.each_value do |resource|
+          problem "Resource name should be different from the formula name" if resource.name == formula.name
+
           ra = ResourceAuditor.new(resource, spec_name, online: @online, strict: @strict).audit
           problems.concat ra.problems.map { |problem|
             "#{name} resource #{resource.name.inspect}: #{problem}"