diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
index 7844e429b1..6c71288ceb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
@@ -6143,6 +6143,31 @@ It also contains some convenience functions for colors, SSH to and from
 termios translations, readCh, reading passwords, etc.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
+;; XXX: This repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 29, 2022. It is
+;; now read-only.  It's only used by kiln, consider to remove it when it does
+;; no longer require it.
+(define-public go-github-com-google-shlex
+  (package
+    (name "go-github-com-google-shlex")
+    (version "0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/google/shlex")
+             (commit (go-version->git-ref version))))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "14z8hqyik910wk2qwnzgz8mjsmiamxa0pj55ahbv0jx6j3dgvzfm"))))
+    (build-system go-build-system)
+    (arguments (list #:import-path "github.com/google/shlex"))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/google/shlex")
+    (synopsis "Simple lexer for Go")
+    (description
+     "@code{shlex} implements a simple lexer which splits input into tokens
+using shell-style rules for quoting and commenting.")
+    (license license:asl2.0)))
+
 (define-public go-github-com-google-subcommands
   (package
     (name "go-github-com-google-subcommands")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index 8e1b0c26a4..9f403abd46 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -2963,31 +2963,6 @@ parser.")
      "This package provides INI file read and write functionality in Go.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
 
-;; XXX: This repository has been archived by the owner on Dec 29, 2022. It is
-;; now read-only.  It's only used by kiln, consider to remove it when it does
-;; no longer require it.
-(define-public go-github-com-google-shlex
-  (package
-    (name "go-github-com-google-shlex")
-    (version "0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method git-fetch)
-       (uri (git-reference
-             (url "https://github.com/google/shlex")
-             (commit (go-version->git-ref version))))
-       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "14z8hqyik910wk2qwnzgz8mjsmiamxa0pj55ahbv0jx6j3dgvzfm"))))
-    (build-system go-build-system)
-    (arguments (list #:import-path "github.com/google/shlex"))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/google/shlex")
-    (synopsis "Simple lexer for Go")
-    (description
-     "@code{shlex} implements a simple lexer which splits input into tokens
-using shell-style rules for quoting and commenting.")
-    (license license:asl2.0)))
-
 (define notmuch-fixtures
   (origin
     (method url-fetch)