diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a17e43ba302..30094e2cc58 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ endfunction()
 # e.g. subsys/.
 add_subdirectory(arch)
 add_subdirectory(lib)
-add_subdirectory(misc)
 # We use include instead of add_subdirectory to avoid creating a new directory scope.
 # This is because source file properties are directory scoped, including the GENERATED
 # property which is set implicitly for custom command outputs
diff --git a/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt
index bd820968d84..7ef36095cf7 100644
--- a/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ zephyr_sources(
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_JSON_LIBRARY json.c)
 
+zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(printk.c)
+
 zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(ring_buffer.c)
diff --git a/misc/printk.c b/lib/os/printk.c
similarity index 100%
rename from misc/printk.c
rename to lib/os/printk.c
diff --git a/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/misc/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index fceffd48083..00000000000
--- a/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(printk.c)