diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/api-linter/package.nix
similarity index 95%
rename from pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ap/api-linter/package.nix
index 3ae89cf046da..04f721430b71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/api-linter/package.nix
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/googleapis/api-linter/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xrelkd ];
+    mainProgram = "api-linter";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3d3287366015..fa758f3a5a8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3227,8 +3227,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   apfs-fuse = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/apfs-fuse { };
 
-  api-linter = callPackage ../development/tools/api-linter { };
-
   apk-tools = callPackage ../tools/package-management/apk-tools {
     lua = lua5_3;
   };