diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-gsettings-overrides/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-gsettings-overrides/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ma/mate-gsettings-overrides/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
index 3663afd20bfd..0e41c941cb75 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-gsettings-overrides = callPackage ./mate-gsettings-overrides { };
       mate-icon-theme = callPackage ./mate-icon-theme { };
       mate-icon-theme-faenza = callPackage ./mate-icon-theme-faenza { };
       mate-indicator-applet = callPackage ./mate-indicator-applet { };
@@ -128,4 +127,5 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope packages
   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
   mate-control-center = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-control-center’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-control-center’ directly" pkgs.mate-control-center; # Added on 2026-02-08
   mate-desktop = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-desktop’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-desktop’ directly" pkgs.mate-desktop; # Added on 2026-02-08
+  mate-gsettings-overrides = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘mate.mate-gsettings-overrides’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.mate-gsettings-overrides’ directly" pkgs.mate-gsettings-overrides; # Added on 2026-02-08
 }