diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfce4-sensors-plugin/package.nix
similarity index 87%
rename from pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/xf/xfce4-sensors-plugin/package.nix
index a0d57d814510..7a9a7e5689e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfce4-sensors-plugin/package.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   xfce4-panel,
   libnotify,
   lm_sensors,
-  libXNVCtrl,
-  nvidiaSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform libXNVCtrl,
+  linuxPackages,
+  nvidiaSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform linuxPackages.nvidia_x11.settings.libXNVCtrl,
   gitUpdater,
 }:
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libnotify
     lm_sensors
   ]
-  ++ lib.optionals nvidiaSupport [ libXNVCtrl ];
+  ++ lib.optionals nvidiaSupport [ linuxPackages.nvidia_x11.settings.libXNVCtrl ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
     (lib.mesonEnable "xnvctrl" nvidiaSupport)
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
index 865b450b02bd..0db4340eed19 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       xfwm4-themes = callPackage ./art/xfwm4-themes { };
 
-      #### PANEL PLUGINS
-
-      xfce4-sensors-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin {
-        libXNVCtrl = linuxPackages.nvidia_x11.settings.libXNVCtrl;
-      };
-
     }
     // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
       #### ALIASES
@@ -147,5 +141,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
   xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
   xfce4-windowck-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-windowck-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-windowck-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-windowck-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
   xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
+  xfce4-sensors-plugin = lib.warnOnInstantiate "‘xfce.xfce4-sensors-plugin’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.xfce4-sensors-plugin’ directly" pkgs.xfce4-sensors-plugin; # Added on 2025-12-19
 
 }