diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0001-Start-device-units-for-uninitialised-encrypted-devic.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0001-Start-device-units-for-uninitialised-encrypted-devic.patch
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rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0001-Start-device-units-for-uninitialised-encrypted-devic.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0001-Start-device-units-for-uninitialised-encrypted-devic.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0002-Don-t-try-to-unmount-nix-or-nix-store.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0002-Don-t-try-to-unmount-nix-or-nix-store.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0002-Don-t-try-to-unmount-nix-or-nix-store.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0002-Don-t-try-to-unmount-nix-or-nix-store.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0003-Fix-NixOS-containers.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0003-Fix-NixOS-containers.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0003-Fix-NixOS-containers.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0003-Fix-NixOS-containers.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0004-Add-some-NixOS-specific-unit-directories.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0004-Add-some-NixOS-specific-unit-directories.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0004-Add-some-NixOS-specific-unit-directories.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0004-Add-some-NixOS-specific-unit-directories.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0005-Get-rid-of-a-useless-message-in-user-sessions.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0005-Get-rid-of-a-useless-message-in-user-sessions.patch
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rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0005-Get-rid-of-a-useless-message-in-user-sessions.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0005-Get-rid-of-a-useless-message-in-user-sessions.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0006-hostnamed-localed-timedated-disable-methods-that-cha.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0006-hostnamed-localed-timedated-disable-methods-that-cha.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0006-hostnamed-localed-timedated-disable-methods-that-cha.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0006-hostnamed-localed-timedated-disable-methods-that-cha.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0007-Fix-hwdb-paths.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0007-Fix-hwdb-paths.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0007-Fix-hwdb-paths.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0007-Fix-hwdb-paths.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0008-Change-usr-share-zoneinfo-to-etc-zoneinfo.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0008-Change-usr-share-zoneinfo-to-etc-zoneinfo.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0008-Change-usr-share-zoneinfo-to-etc-zoneinfo.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0008-Change-usr-share-zoneinfo-to-etc-zoneinfo.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0009-localectl-use-etc-X11-xkb-for-list-x11.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0009-localectl-use-etc-X11-xkb-for-list-x11.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0009-localectl-use-etc-X11-xkb-for-list-x11.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0009-localectl-use-etc-X11-xkb-for-list-x11.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0010-build-don-t-create-statedir-and-don-t-touch-prefixdi.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0010-build-don-t-create-statedir-and-don-t-touch-prefixdi.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0010-build-don-t-create-statedir-and-don-t-touch-prefixdi.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0010-build-don-t-create-statedir-and-don-t-touch-prefixdi.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0011-add-rootprefix-to-lookup-dir-paths.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0011-add-rootprefix-to-lookup-dir-paths.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0011-add-rootprefix-to-lookup-dir-paths.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0011-add-rootprefix-to-lookup-dir-paths.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0012-systemd-shutdown-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-syst.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0012-systemd-shutdown-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-syst.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0012-systemd-shutdown-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-syst.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0012-systemd-shutdown-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-syst.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0013-systemd-sleep-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-system-.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0013-systemd-sleep-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-system-.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0013-systemd-sleep-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-system-.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0013-systemd-sleep-execute-scripts-in-etc-systemd-system-.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0014-path-util.h-add-placeholder-for-DEFAULT_PATH_NORMAL.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0014-path-util.h-add-placeholder-for-DEFAULT_PATH_NORMAL.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0014-path-util.h-add-placeholder-for-DEFAULT_PATH_NORMAL.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0014-path-util.h-add-placeholder-for-DEFAULT_PATH_NORMAL.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0015-pkg-config-derive-prefix-from-prefix.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0015-pkg-config-derive-prefix-from-prefix.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0015-pkg-config-derive-prefix-from-prefix.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0015-pkg-config-derive-prefix-from-prefix.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0016-inherit-systemd-environment-when-calling-generators.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0016-inherit-systemd-environment-when-calling-generators.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0016-inherit-systemd-environment-when-calling-generators.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0016-inherit-systemd-environment-when-calling-generators.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0017-core-don-t-taint-on-unmerged-usr.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0017-core-don-t-taint-on-unmerged-usr.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0017-core-don-t-taint-on-unmerged-usr.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0017-core-don-t-taint-on-unmerged-usr.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0018-tpm2_context_init-fix-driver-name-checking.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0018-tpm2_context_init-fix-driver-name-checking.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0018-tpm2_context_init-fix-driver-name-checking.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0018-tpm2_context_init-fix-driver-name-checking.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0019-systemctl-edit-suggest-systemdctl-edit-runtime-on-sy.patch b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0019-systemctl-edit-suggest-systemdctl-edit-runtime-on-sy.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/0019-systemctl-edit-suggest-systemdctl-edit-runtime-on-sy.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/0019-systemctl-edit-suggest-systemdctl-edit-runtime-on-sy.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index dfae037c050a..c0f2df341068 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -28740,7 +28740,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   sysstat = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysstat { };
 
-  systemd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/systemd {
+  systemd = callPackage ../by-name/sy/systemd/package.nix {
     # break some cyclic dependencies
     util-linux = util-linuxMinimal;
     # provide a super minimal gnupg used for systemd-machined