diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sinit/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/sinit/package.nix
similarity index 94%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/sinit/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/si/sinit/package.nix
index 2272c3a43ef5..5102a52bd1a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sinit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/sinit/package.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchgit,
-  rcinit ? null,
-  rcshutdown ? null,
+  rcinit ? "/etc/rc.d/rc.init",
+  rcshutdown ? "/etc/rc.d/rc.shutdown",
   rcreboot ? null,
 }:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5851bf04a461..f2e3ae7b26df 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8716,11 +8716,6 @@ with pkgs;
     protobuf = protobuf_33;
   };
 
-  sinit = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sinit {
-    rcinit = "/etc/rc.d/rc.init";
-    rcshutdown = "/etc/rc.d/rc.shutdown";
-  };
-
   sysdig = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysdig {
     kernel = null;
   }; # sysdig is a client, for a driver look at linuxPackagesFor