diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/darwin-compilation.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/darwin-compilation.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/darwin-compilation.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/darwin-compilation.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/elementary-terminal-support.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/elementary-terminal-support.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/elementary-terminal-support.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/elementary-terminal-support.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/gdb_script.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/gdb_script.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/gdb_script.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/gdb_script.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/glib-appinfo-watch.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/gobject_init_on_demand.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/gobject_init_on_demand.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/gobject_init_on_demand.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/gobject_init_on_demand.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/quark_init_on_demand.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/quark_init_on_demand.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/quark_init_on_demand.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/quark_init_on_demand.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/schema-override-variable.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/schema-override-variable.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/schema-override-variable.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/schema-override-variable.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/setup-hook.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/setup-hook.sh
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/split-dev-programs.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/split-dev-programs.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/glib/split-dev-programs.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/gl/glib/split-dev-programs.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 679e0a50c3a8..c69e89c67938 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9252,7 +9252,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   grantlee = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/libraries/grantlee { };
 
-  glib = callPackage ../development/libraries/glib (let
+  glib = callPackage ../by-name/gl/glib/package.nix (let
     glib-untested = glib.overrideAttrs { doCheck = false; };
   in {
     # break dependency cycles