diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d02a9299d0..f0f1b9ce49e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ endif()
 execute_process(
   COMMAND
   ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-  ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/subfolder_list.py
+  ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/subfolder_list.py
   --directory        ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include      # Walk this directory
   --out-file         ${syscalls_subdirs_txt}     # Write file with discovered folder
   --trigger          ${syscalls_subdirs_trigger} # Trigger file that is used for json generation
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ else()
     ${syscalls_subdirs_trigger}
     COMMAND
     ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-    ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/subfolder_list.py
+    ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/subfolder_list.py
     --directory        ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include      # Walk this directory
     --out-file         ${syscalls_subdirs_txt}     # Write file with discovered folder
     --trigger          ${syscalls_subdirs_trigger} # Trigger file that is used for json generation
diff --git a/scripts/subfolder_list.py b/scripts/build/subfolder_list.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/subfolder_list.py
rename to scripts/build/subfolder_list.py