diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/xf/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
index fbdb0572cc93..01a7e16ca824 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       #### PANEL PLUGINS
 
-      xfce4-cpufreq-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin { };
-
       xfce4-cpugraph-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-cpugraph-plugin { };
 
       xfce4-dockbarx-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-dockbarx-plugin { };
@@ -168,4 +166,5 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
   xfce4-alsa-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-alsa-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-alsa-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-alsa-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
   xfce4-battery-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-battery-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-battery-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-battery-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
   xfce4-clipman-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-clipman-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-clipman-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-clipman-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
+  xfce4-cpufreq-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-cpufreq-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-cpufreq-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-cpufreq-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
 }