diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/php-spx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/spx/default.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from pkgs/development/php-packages/php-spx/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/php-packages/spx/default.nix
index 52beeacf3bbe..020927ccf491 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/php-spx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/spx/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let
   version = "0.4.14";
 in buildPecl {
   inherit version;
-  pname = "php-spx";
+  pname = "spx";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "NoiseByNorthwest";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index cda91b8c627b..08e863c38552 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -312,8 +312,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
     phalcon = callPackage ../development/php-packages/phalcon { };
 
-    php-spx = callPackage ../development/php-packages/php-spx { };
-
     pinba = callPackage ../development/php-packages/pinba { };
 
     protobuf = callPackage ../development/php-packages/protobuf { };
@@ -332,6 +330,8 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
       inherit (pkgs) darwin;
     };
 
+    spx = callPackage ../development/php-packages/spx { };
+
     sqlsrv = callPackage ../development/php-packages/sqlsrv { };
 
     ssh2 = callPackage ../development/php-packages/ssh2 { };
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
     xdebug = callPackage ../development/php-packages/xdebug { };
 
     yaml = callPackage ../development/php-packages/yaml { };
+  } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
+    php-spx = throw "php-spx is deprecated, use spx instead";
   } // (
     # Core extensions
     let