diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-common/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-common/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
index 746f74f1c396..a0ac1919356d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ let
       caja-dropbox = callPackage ./caja-dropbox { };
       caja-extensions = callPackage ./caja-extensions { };
       caja-with-extensions = callPackage ./caja/with-extensions.nix { };
-      mate-common = callPackage ./mate-common { };
       mate-control-center = callPackage ./mate-control-center { };
       mate-desktop = callPackage ./mate-desktop { };
       mate-gsettings-overrides = callPackage ./mate-gsettings-overrides { };
@@ -128,4 +127,5 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope packages
   mate-applets = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-applets’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-applets’ directly" pkgs.mate-applets; # Added on 2026-02-08
   mate-backgrounds = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-backgrounds’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-backgrounds’ directly" pkgs.mate-backgrounds; # Added on 2026-02-08
   mate-calc = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-calc’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-calc’ directly" pkgs.mate-calc; # Added on 2026-02-08
+  mate-common = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-common’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-common’ directly" pkgs.mate-common; # Added on 2026-02-08
 }