diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gamenetworkingsockets/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ga/gamenetworkingsockets/package.nix
similarity index 94%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/gamenetworkingsockets/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ga/gamenetworkingsockets/package.nix
index 2cfeeacb61a2..21a4924ff3d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gamenetworkingsockets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ga/gamenetworkingsockets/package.nix
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   cmake,
   ninja,
   go,
-  protobuf,
+  protobuf_21,
   openssl,
 }:
-
+let
+  protobuf = protobuf_21;
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "GameNetworkingSockets";
   version = "1.4.1";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5933d973461f..695a0f013f1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6785,10 +6785,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   makeFontsCache = callPackage ../development/libraries/fontconfig/make-fonts-cache.nix { };
 
-  gamenetworkingsockets = callPackage ../development/libraries/gamenetworkingsockets {
-    protobuf = protobuf_21;
-  };
-
   gamt = callPackage ../by-name/am/amtterm/package.nix { withGamt = true; };
 
   gcr = callPackage ../development/libraries/gcr { };