diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index cc687648fded..be64c89b1a50 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ in
         cinnamon.nemo-with-extensions
         gnome-online-accounts-gtk
         cinnamon.cinnamon-control-center
-        cinnamon.cinnamon-settings-daemon
+        cinnamon-settings-daemon
         libgnomekbd
 
         # theme
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/csd-backlight-helper-fix.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ci/cinnamon-settings-daemon/csd-backlight-helper-fix.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/csd-backlight-helper-fix.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/ci/cinnamon-settings-daemon/csd-backlight-helper-fix.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ci/cinnamon-settings-daemon/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings-daemon/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ci/cinnamon-settings-daemon/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
index 6d652c11a421..ffab563f7f5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   cinnamon-gsettings-overrides = callPackage ./cinnamon-gsettings-overrides { };
   cinnamon-screensaver = callPackage ./cinnamon-screensaver { };
   cinnamon-session = callPackage ./cinnamon-session { };
-  cinnamon-settings-daemon = callPackage ./cinnamon-settings-daemon { };
   nemo = callPackage ./nemo { };
   nemo-emblems = callPackage ./nemo-extensions/nemo-emblems { };
   nemo-fileroller = callPackage ./nemo-extensions/nemo-fileroller { };
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   bulky = lib.warn "cinnamon.bulky was moved to top-level. Please use pkgs.bulky directly." pkgs.bulky; # Added on 2024-07-14
   cinnamon-desktop = lib.warn "cinnamon.cinnamon-desktop was moved to top-level. Please use pkgs.cinnamon-desktop directly." pkgs.cinnamon-desktop; # Added on 2024-07-22
   cinnamon-menus = lib.warn "cinnamon.cinnamon-menus was moved to top-level. Please use pkgs.cinnamon-menus directly." pkgs.cinnamon-menus; # Added on 2024-07-22
+  cinnamon-settings-daemon = lib.warn "cinnamon.cinnamon-settings-daemon was moved to top-level. Please use pkgs.cinnamon-settings-daemon directly." pkgs.cinnamon-settings-daemon; # Added on 2024-07-22
   cinnamon-translations = lib.warn "cinnamon.cinnamon-translations was moved to top-level. Please use pkgs.cinnamon-translations directly." pkgs.cinnamon-translations; # Added on 2024-07-22
   cjs = lib.warn "cinnamon.cjs was moved to top-level. Please use pkgs.cjs directly." pkgs.cjs; # Added on 2024-07-22
   iso-flags-png-320x420 = lib.warn "cinnamon.iso-flags-png-320x420 was moved to top-level and renamed to pkgs.iso-flags-png-320x240." pkgs.iso-flags-png-320x240; # Added on 2024-07-14