diff --git a/meson-utils/meson.build b/meson-utils/deps-lists/meson.build
similarity index 100%
rename from meson-utils/meson.build
rename to meson-utils/deps-lists/meson.build
diff --git a/src/libexpr-c/meson.build b/src/libexpr-c/meson.build
index e20589484..af4965b54 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build b/src/libexpr-test-support/meson.build
index 15138744f..2755ce8f0 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libexpr-test/meson.build b/src/libexpr-test/meson.build
index cf6fb477c..78701d6c3 100644
--- a/src/libexpr-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libexpr-test/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-expr-test', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libexpr/meson.build b/src/libexpr/meson.build
index 401ac6673..3c06710a2 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
diff --git a/src/libfetchers-test/meson.build b/src/libfetchers-test/meson.build
index ceadaf22a..98a5bb549 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libfetchers-test/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-fetchers-test', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/meson.build b/src/libfetchers/meson.build
index 6954358af..491324c7f 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
diff --git a/src/libflake-test/meson.build b/src/libflake-test/meson.build
index 4ae532800..00fe90f6e 100644
--- a/src/libflake-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libflake-test/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-flake-test', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libflake/meson.build b/src/libflake/meson.build
index bb85543a2..18c667b54 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libstore-c/meson.build b/src/libstore-c/meson.build
index 48efbae6f..66446fa20 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
diff --git a/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build b/src/libstore-test-support/meson.build
index 3f7104062..9acb6b4ad 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libstore-test/meson.build b/src/libstore-test/meson.build
index ed86a0ea9..0753f9e71 100644
--- a/src/libstore-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore-test/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-store-test', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index 2acd03f23..6e79a0e85 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-store', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/meson.build b/src/libutil-c/meson.build
index b8e25d213..612138ad9 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()
 
diff --git a/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build b/src/libutil-test-support/meson.build
index 1dee897cb..00e39f6ab 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libutil-test/meson.build b/src/libutil-test/meson.build
index e91675455..0be920a41 100644
--- a/src/libutil-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-test/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project('nix-util-test', 'cpp',
 
 cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 
-subdir('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 foreach nix_dep : [
   dependency('nix-util'),
diff --git a/src/libutil/meson.build b/src/libutil/meson.build
index 036a867db..337480d82 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('meson-utils')
+subdir('meson-utils/deps-lists')
 
 configdata = configuration_data()