diff --git a/build-utils-meson/common/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/common/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/common/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/common/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/deps-lists/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/deps-lists/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/export/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/export/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/export/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/export/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/generate-header/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/generate-header/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/generate-header/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/generate-header/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/libatomic/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/libatomic/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/libatomic/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/libatomic/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/subprojects/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/subprojects/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/subprojects/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/subprojects/meson.build
diff --git a/build-utils-meson/windows-version/meson.build b/nix-meson-build-support/windows-version/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from build-utils-meson/windows-version/meson.build
rename to nix-meson-build-support/windows-version/meson.build
diff --git a/src/libcmd/build-utils-meson b/src/libcmd/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libcmd/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcmd/meson.build b/src/libcmd/meson.build
index 1f27c1614..222817c81 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcmd/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-cmd', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-flake'),
   dependency('nix-main'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'built-path.cc',
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libcmd/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libcmd/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcmd/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libcmd/package.nix b/src/libcmd/package.nix
index 244179ee4..53e54d2f8 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/package.nix
+++ b/src/libcmd/package.nix
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/build-utils-meson b/src/libexpr-c/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libexpr-c/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
index 5bcca29e0..1556dae51 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-expr-c', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util-c'),
   dependency('nix-store-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'nix_api_expr.cc',
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
 # TODO move this header to libexpr, maybe don't use it in tests?
 headers += files('nix_api_expr_internal.h')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixexprc',
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libexpr-c/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/package.nix b/src/libexpr-c/package.nix
index df49a8bdc..727b3a811 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-c/package.nix
+++ b/src/libexpr-c/package.nix
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/build-utils-meson b/src/libexpr-test-support/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
index 33d9e17a6..64d4fe218 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-expr-test-support', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-expr'),
   dependency('nix-expr-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_public += rapidcheck
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'tests/value/context.cc',
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ headers = files(
   'tests/value/context.hh',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nix-expr-test-support',
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libexpr-test-support/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix b/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix
index 7e92d145f..4842f5f17 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix
+++ b/src/libexpr-test-support/package.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libexpr-tests/build-utils-meson b/src/libexpr-tests/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libexpr-tests/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr-tests/meson.build b/src/libexpr-tests/meson.build
index b50c18c9c..f37e85e57 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-tests/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-expr-tests', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-expr'),
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_private += rapidcheck
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'derived-path.cc',
diff --git a/src/libexpr-tests/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libexpr-tests/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr-tests/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr-tests/package.nix b/src/libexpr-tests/package.nix
index 959d6b84e..70e497b7e 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-tests/package.nix
+++ b/src/libexpr-tests/package.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libexpr/build-utils-meson b/src/libexpr/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libexpr/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr/meson.build b/src/libexpr/meson.build
index 28318579e..b3c559ba7 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-expr', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-store'),
   dependency('nix-fetchers'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 boost = dependency(
   'boost',
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 parser_tab = custom_target(
   input : 'parser.y',
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ lexer_tab = custom_target(
   install_dir : get_option('includedir') / 'nix',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/generate-header')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/generate-header')
 
 generated_headers = []
 foreach header : [
@@ -205,4 +205,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libexpr/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libexpr/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libexpr/package.nix b/src/libexpr/package.nix
index d97e7f3a8..5171d70fd 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/package.nix
+++ b/src/libexpr/package.nix
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libfetchers-tests/build-utils-meson b/src/libfetchers-tests/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libfetchers-tests/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libfetchers-tests/meson.build b/src/libfetchers-tests/meson.build
index fdab6ba6c..3e82c6111 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers-tests/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-fetchers-tests', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-store-test-support'),
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_private += rapidcheck
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'public-key.cc',
diff --git a/src/libfetchers-tests/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libfetchers-tests/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libfetchers-tests/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libfetchers-tests/package.nix b/src/libfetchers-tests/package.nix
index 7b2ba8f2c..e18d644ed 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers-tests/package.nix
+++ b/src/libfetchers-tests/package.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/build-utils-meson b/src/libfetchers/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libfetchers/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/meson.build b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
index 07a1178cc..b4408e943 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-fetchers', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
   dependency('nix-store'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'attrs.cc',
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libfetchers/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libfetchers/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/package.nix b/src/libfetchers/package.nix
index 70973bdb2..7dad00025 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/package.nix
+++ b/src/libfetchers/package.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libflake-c/build-utils-meson b/src/libflake-c/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 91937f183..000000000
--- a/src/libflake-c/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libflake-c/meson.build b/src/libflake-c/meson.build
index 00d9650e7..b7669fe97 100644
--- a/src/libflake-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake-c/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-flake-c', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-store-c'),
   dependency('nix-expr-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'nix_api_flake.cc',
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
 # TODO move this header to libexpr, maybe don't use it in tests?
 headers += files('nix_api_flake.h')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixflakec',
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libflake-c/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libflake-c/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libflake-c/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libflake-c/package.nix b/src/libflake-c/package.nix
index a70cbf94e..7425d6140 100644
--- a/src/libflake-c/package.nix
+++ b/src/libflake-c/package.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libflake-tests/build-utils-meson b/src/libflake-tests/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libflake-tests/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libflake-tests/meson.build b/src/libflake-tests/meson.build
index c494c414e..5c3c58e53 100644
--- a/src/libflake-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake-tests/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-flake-tests', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-expr-test-support'),
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_private += rapidcheck
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'flakeref.cc',
diff --git a/src/libflake-tests/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libflake-tests/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libflake-tests/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libflake-tests/package.nix b/src/libflake-tests/package.nix
index b3a8ac466..f1abbb32d 100644
--- a/src/libflake-tests/package.nix
+++ b/src/libflake-tests/package.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libflake/build-utils-meson b/src/libflake/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libflake/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libflake/meson.build b/src/libflake/meson.build
index 2c1a70a18..f9e217729 100644
--- a/src/libflake/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-flake', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-fetchers'),
   dependency('nix-expr'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 nlohmann_json = dependency('nlohmann_json', version : '>= 3.9')
 deps_public += nlohmann_json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'flake/config.cc',
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libflake/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libflake/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libflake/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libflake/package.nix b/src/libflake/package.nix
index fff481720..92445739f 100644
--- a/src/libflake/package.nix
+++ b/src/libflake/package.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libmain-c/build-utils-meson b/src/libmain-c/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libmain-c/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libmain-c/meson.build b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
index 3cb1e4baa..5a5684b8d 100644
--- a/src/libmain-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain-c/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-main-c', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util-c'),
   dependency('nix-store-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'nix_api_main.cc',
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
   'nix_api_main.h',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixmainc',
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libmain-c/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libmain-c/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libmain-c/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libmain-c/package.nix b/src/libmain-c/package.nix
index 5522037f3..d65792921 100644
--- a/src/libmain-c/package.nix
+++ b/src/libmain-c/package.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libmain/build-utils-meson b/src/libmain/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libmain/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libmain/meson.build b/src/libmain/meson.build
index 6c6298e2b..87fc8b8d2 100644
--- a/src/libmain/meson.build
+++ b/src/libmain/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-main', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
   dependency('nix-store'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 pubsetbuf_test = '''
 #include <iostream>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'common-args.cc',
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libmain/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libmain/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libmain/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libmain/package.nix b/src/libmain/package.nix
index 7e7b80472..7d9d99b61 100644
--- a/src/libmain/package.nix
+++ b/src/libmain/package.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/build-utils-meson b/src/libstore-c/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libstore-c/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/meson.build b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
index 44b5fe11d..1ac331ad0 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-store-c', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'nix_api_store.cc',
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
 # TODO don't install this once tests don't use it and/or move the header into `libstore`, non-`c`
 headers += files('nix_api_store_internal.h')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixstorec',
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libstore-c/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore-c/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/package.nix b/src/libstore-c/package.nix
index 896a1a39f..351d4510a 100644
--- a/src/libstore-c/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore-c/package.nix
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/build-utils-meson b/src/libstore-test-support/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
index 1f230914f..2a07e56ac 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-store-test-support', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-store'),
   dependency('nix-store-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_public += rapidcheck
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'tests/derived-path.cc',
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ headers = files(
   'tests/protocol.hh',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nix-store-test-support',
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libstore-test-support/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix b/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix
index 2543049fe..62f783c4f 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore-test-support/package.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/build-utils-meson b/src/libstore-tests/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libstore-tests/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/meson.build b/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
index fc9152f2f..c4e42634d 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-store-tests', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-store'),
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 sqlite = dependency('sqlite3', 'sqlite', version : '>=3.6.19')
 deps_private += sqlite
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'common-protocol.cc',
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libstore-tests/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/package.nix b/src/libstore-tests/package.nix
index 3704d8c5c..4937b5329 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/package.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libstore/build-utils-meson b/src/libstore/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libstore/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index f836b8d4f..12a0e6376 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ project('nix-store', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 run_command('ln', '-s',
   meson.project_build_root() / '__nothing_link_target',
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   deps_other += [wsock32]
 endif
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/libatomic')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/libatomic')
 
 boost = dependency(
   'boost',
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if aws_s3.found()
 endif
 deps_other += aws_s3
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/generate-header')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/generate-header')
 
 generated_headers = []
 foreach header : [
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'binary-cache-store.cc',
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ foreach name, value : cpp_str_defines
   ]
 endforeach
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixstore',
@@ -446,4 +446,4 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'darwin'
   }
 endif
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libstore/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libstore/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libstore/package.nix b/src/libstore/package.nix
index f04e3b95f..47a203f83 100644
--- a/src/libstore/package.nix
+++ b/src/libstore/package.nix
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/build-utils-meson b/src/libutil-c/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libutil-c/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/meson.build b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
index d44453676..44cec1afc 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-util-c', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 # TODO rename, because it will conflict with downstream projects
 configdata.set_quoted('PACKAGE_VERSION', meson.project_version())
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'nix_api_util.cc',
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ headers = [config_h] + files(
 # TODO don't install this once tests don't use it.
 headers += files('nix_api_util_internal.h')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixutilc',
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libutil-c/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil-c/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/package.nix b/src/libutil-c/package.nix
index 35533f981..4caf96804 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/package.nix
+++ b/src/libutil-c/package.nix
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/build-utils-meson b/src/libutil-test-support/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
index 4afed01ca..03ae63f1a 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-util-test-support', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
   dependency('nix-util-c'),
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_public += rapidcheck
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'tests/hash.cc',
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ headers = files(
   'tests/string_callback.hh',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nix-util-test-support',
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ install_headers(headers, subdir : 'nix', preserve_path : true)
 
 libraries_private = []
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libutil-test-support/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix b/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix
index c403e762c..19b5d6b77 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix
+++ b/src/libutil-test-support/package.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/build-utils-meson b/src/libutil-tests/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libutil-tests/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/meson.build b/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
index f59350774..83ac79e92 100644
--- a/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-util-tests', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
   dependency('nix-util'),
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 rapidcheck = dependency('rapidcheck')
 deps_private += rapidcheck
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'args.cc',
diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libutil-tests/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/package.nix b/src/libutil-tests/package.nix
index b099037ee..f06704e26 100644
--- a/src/libutil-tests/package.nix
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/package.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/libutil/build-utils-meson b/src/libutil/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 5fff21bab..000000000
--- a/src/libutil/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil/meson.build b/src/libutil/meson.build
index 11b4ea592..bbe7872cf 100644
--- a/src/libutil/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-util', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
 # Check for each of these functions, and create a define like `#define
 # HAVE_LUTIMES 1`. The `#define` is unconditional, 0 for not found and 1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ endforeach
 
 configdata.set('HAVE_DECL_AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW', cxx.has_header_symbol('fcntl.h', 'AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW').to_int())
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/libatomic')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/libatomic')
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   socket = cxx.find_library('ws2_32')
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
 
 sources = files(
   'archive.cc',
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ else
   subdir('unix')
 endif
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 this_library = library(
   'nixutil',
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   libraries_private += ['-lws2_32']
 endif
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export')
diff --git a/src/libutil/nix-meson-build-support b/src/libutil/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil/package.nix b/src/libutil/package.nix
index 17a156740..69ebbf726 100644
--- a/src/libutil/package.nix
+++ b/src/libutil/package.nix
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ mkMesonLibrary (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions [
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build
diff --git a/src/nix/build-utils-meson b/src/nix/build-utils-meson
deleted file mode 120000
index 91937f183..000000000
--- a/src/nix/build-utils-meson
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../build-utils-meson/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nix/meson.build b/src/nix/meson.build
index 5c70c8216..1d4840b12 100644
--- a/src/nix/meson.build
+++ b/src/nix/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ project('nix', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/deps-lists')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/deps-lists')
 
 nix_store = dependency('nix-store')
 
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ deps_private_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
 deps_public_maybe_subproject = [
 ]
-subdir('build-utils-meson/subprojects')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/subprojects')
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/export-all-symbols')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/windows-version')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/export-all-symbols')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/windows-version')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language : 'cpp',
 )
 
-subdir('build-utils-meson/common')
-subdir('build-utils-meson/generate-header')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/common')
+subdir('nix-meson-build-support/generate-header')
 
 nix_sources = [config_h] + files(
   'add-to-store.cc',
diff --git a/src/nix/nix-meson-build-support b/src/nix/nix-meson-build-support
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b140f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/nix-meson-build-support
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../nix-meson-build-support
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nix/package.nix b/src/nix/package.nix
index c7b24efce..9bc139c3b 100644
--- a/src/nix/package.nix
+++ b/src/nix/package.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ mkMesonExecutable (finalAttrs: {
 
   workDir = ./.;
   fileset = fileset.unions ([
-    ../../build-utils-meson
-    ./build-utils-meson
+    ../../nix-meson-build-support
+    ./nix-meson-build-support
     ../../.version
     ./.version
     ./meson.build