diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cd38de51e55..8260fd18356 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ add_custom_command(OUTPUT include/generated/syscall_dispatch.c ${syscall_list_h}
   # Also, some files are written to include/generated/syscalls/
   COMMAND
   ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-  ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/gen_syscalls.py
+  ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py
   --json-file        ${syscalls_json}                     # Read this file
   --base-output      include/generated/syscalls           # Write to this dir
   --syscall-dispatch include/generated/syscall_dispatch.c # Write this file
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index c7975e7d1d5..98041b2a0c5 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ scripts/gen_image_info.py                 @tejlmand
 /arch/x86/gen_idt.py                      @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/build/gen_kobject_list.py        @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/build/gen_kobject_placeholders.py      @dcpleung
-/scripts/gen_syscalls.py                  @dcpleung @nashif
+/scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py            @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/list_boards.py                   @mbolivar-nordic
 /scripts/process_gperf.py                 @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py        @dcpleung
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.yml b/MAINTAINERS.yml
index f8f27a26a24..a14a65b240f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ Userspace:
         - kernel/userspace*
         - scripts/build/gen_app_partitions.py
         - scripts/build/gen_kobject_list.py
-        - scripts/gen_syscalls.py
+        - scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py
         - scripts/process_gperf.py
         - scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
         - include/zephyr/sys/kobject.h
diff --git a/doc/build/cmake/index.rst b/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
index 9ad33374ff5..b50c88711fb 100644
--- a/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
+++ b/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ The following is a detailed description of the scripts used during the build pro
 
 .. _gen_syscalls.py:
 
-:zephyr_file:`scripts/gen_syscalls.py`
+:zephyr_file:`scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py`
 --------------------------------------
 
-.. include:: ../../../scripts/gen_syscalls.py
+.. include:: ../../../scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py
    :start-after: """
    :end-before: """
 
diff --git a/scripts/gen_syscalls.py b/scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/gen_syscalls.py
rename to scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py