diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix
index 461e1882d378..f5e026c75b71 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, barcode, gnome, autoreconfHook
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, barcode, gnome, gnome-common, autoreconfHook
 , gtk3, gtk-doc, libxml2, librsvg , libtool, libe-book, gsettings-desktop-schemas
 , intltool, itstool, makeWrapper, pkg-config, yelp-tools, qrencode
 }:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config makeWrapper intltool ];
   buildInputs = [
     barcode gtk3 gtk-doc yelp-tools
-    gnome.gnome-common gsettings-desktop-schemas
+    gnome-common gsettings-desktop-schemas
     itstool libxml2 librsvg libe-book libtool qrencode
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd-customizable/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd-customizable/default.nix
index 49f6cf478fbb..20fe2ad6d82b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd-customizable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/notify-osd-customizable/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , dbus-glib
 , fetchurl
 , glib
-, gnome
+, gnome-common
 , libnotify
 , libtool
 , libwnck
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config makeWrapper libtool ];
   buildInputs = [
     glib libwnck libnotify dbus-glib
-    gsettings-desktop-schemas gnome.gnome-common
+    gsettings-desktop-schemas gnome-common
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--libexecdir=$(out)/bin" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/plank/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/plank/default.nix
index 69be975be0ba..cd03f1521abf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/plank/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/plank/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , cairo
 , dconf
 , glib
-, gnome
+, gnome-common
 , gtk3
 , libwnck
 , libX11
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoreconfHook
     gettext
-    gnome.gnome-common
+    gnome-common
     libxml2 # xmllint
     pkg-config
     vala
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/byzanz/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/byzanz/default.nix
index bc88c2481467..a19f03727023 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/byzanz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/byzanz/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , wrapGAppsHook3
 , cairo
 , glib
-, gnome
+, gnome-common
 , gst_all_1
 , gtk3
 , intltool
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config intltool ];
   buildInputs = [
     which
-    gnome.gnome-common
+    gnome-common
     glib
     libtool
     cairo
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-common/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-common/package.nix
similarity index 93%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-common/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-common/package.nix
index a9d28fcd4cfc..0f9a1269b6ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-common/package.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = gnome.updateScript { packageName = "gnome-common"; attrPath = "gnome.gnome-common"; };
+    updateScript = gnome.updateScript { packageName = "gnome-common"; };
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ which autoconf automake ]; # autogen.sh which is using gnome-common tends to require which
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index eaa7640be846..800c2478033a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ in
 
   gnome-control-center = callPackage ./core/gnome-control-center { };
 
-  gnome-common = callPackage ./core/gnome-common { };
-
   gnome-dictionary = callPackage ./core/gnome-dictionary { };
 
   gnome-disk-utility = callPackage ./core/gnome-disk-utility { };
@@ -241,6 +239,7 @@ in
   file-roller = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.file-roller’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.file-roller’ directly." pkgs.file-roller; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   ghex = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.ghex’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.ghex’ directly." pkgs.ghex; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-autoar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-autoar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-autoar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-autoar; # Added on 2024-06-13.
+  gnome-common = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-common’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-common’ directly." pkgs.gnome-common; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-calculator = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-calculator’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-calculator’ directly." pkgs.gnome-calculator; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-calendar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-calendar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-calendar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-calendar; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-screenshot = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-screenshot’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-screenshot’ directly." pkgs.gnome-screenshot; # Added on 2024-06-22.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix
index 8b1195442963..ce9a3d118973 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , autoreconfHook
 , gitUpdater
-, gnome
+, gnome-common
 , which
 , fetchgit
 , libgtop
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     autoreconfHook
     dbus
     docbook_xsl
-    gnome.gnome-common
+    gnome-common
     gobject-introspection
     gtk-doc
     pkg-config
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder/default.nix
index 2efbf85d47c7..38b1dafa0066 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkg-config, gnome
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkg-config, gnome-common
 , gtk-doc, gtk2, lua, gobject-introspection
 }:
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoconf automake gobject-introspection ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    libtool gnome.gnome-common gtk-doc gtk2
+    libtool gnome-common gtk-doc gtk2
     lua
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder3/default.nix
index e7bbd2b131d5..3ee266ee3a18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/keybinder3/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkg-config, gnome
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkg-config, gnome-common
 , gtk-doc, gtk3, libX11, libXext, libXrender, gobject-introspection
 }:
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     automake
     libtool
     pkg-config
-    gnome.gnome-common
+    gnome-common
     gtk-doc
     gobject-introspection
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libepc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libepc/default.nix
index c9a1d09172a9..11cc35b2e509 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libepc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libepc/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , fetchurl
 , autoreconfHook
+, gnome-common
 , pkg-config
 , intltool
 , gtk-doc
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoreconfHook
-    gnome.gnome-common
+    gnome-common
     pkg-config
     intltool
     gtk-doc
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix
index 9fa4bf10f47f..1a13f6d48bb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/osm-gps-map/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ cairo, fetchzip, glib, gnome, gtk3, gobject-introspection, pkg-config, lib, stdenv }:
+{ cairo, fetchzip, glib, gnome, gnome-common, gtk3, gobject-introspection, pkg-config, lib, stdenv }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "osm-gps-map";
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "doc" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config gobject-introspection ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config gobject-introspection gnome-common ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     cairo glib
-    gnome.gnome-common gtk3 gnome.libsoup
+    gtk3 gnome.libsoup
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c6ffb5b256e8..9634e94fd8e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6756,9 +6756,7 @@ with pkgs;
     libsbsms_2_3_0
   ;
 
-  libskk = callPackage ../development/libraries/libskk {
-    inherit (gnome) gnome-common;
-  };
+  libskk = callPackage ../development/libraries/libskk { };
 
   m17-cxx-demod = callPackage ../applications/radio/m17-cxx-demod { };
 
@@ -10141,9 +10139,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libite = callPackage ../development/libraries/libite { };
 
-  liblangtag = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblangtag {
-    inherit (gnome) gnome-common;
-  };
+  liblangtag = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblangtag { };
 
   liblouis = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblouis { };