diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index e5db04ea9aac..5375fe0eda8e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ in
         pkgs.gnome-mines
         pkgs.gnome-nibbles
         pkgs.gnome-robots
-        gnome-sudoku
+        pkgs.gnome-sudoku
         gnome-taquin
         gnome-tetravex
         hitori
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-sudoku/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-sudoku/package.nix
similarity index 89%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-sudoku/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-sudoku/package.nix
index 1dcb1f6d5733..8e45b5e155ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-sudoku/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-sudoku/package.nix
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
-      packageName = "gnome-sudoku";
-      attrPath = "gnome.gnome-sudoku";
-    };
+    updateScript = gnome.updateScript { packageName = "gnome-sudoku"; };
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index 86d8c41a723d..d27834cc2183 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ in
 
 #### Games
 
-  gnome-sudoku = callPackage ./games/gnome-sudoku { };
-
   gnome-taquin = callPackage ./games/gnome-taquin { };
 
   gnome-tetravex = callPackage ./games/gnome-tetravex { };
@@ -168,6 +166,7 @@ in
   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.
   gnome-software = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-software’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-software’ directly." pkgs.gnome-software; # Added on 2024-08-11.
   gnome-sound-recorder = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-sound-recorder’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-sound-recorder’ directly." pkgs.gnome-sound-recorder; # Added on 2024-08-11.
+  gnome-sudoku = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-sudoku’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-sudoku’ directly." pkgs.gnome-sudoku; # Added on 2024-08-11.
   gnome-system-monitor = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-system-monitor’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-system-monitor’ directly." pkgs.gnome-system-monitor; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-terminal = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-terminal’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-terminal’ directly." pkgs.gnome-terminal; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   gnome-themes-extra = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-themes-extra’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-themes-extra’ directly." pkgs.gnome-themes-extra; # Added on 2024-06-22.