diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix
rename to pkgs/data/icons/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5e37c4ba00f4..578022c4f6c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6975,7 +6975,7 @@ let
 
   inherit (gnome3) gsettings_desktop_schemas;
 
-  hicolor_icon_theme = callPackage ../data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme { };
+  hicolor_icon_theme = callPackage ../data/icons/hicolor-icon-theme { };
 
   inconsolata = callPackage ../data/fonts/inconsolata {};