diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b90f7e02c0..df106b899d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MODULES =					\
   gnu/packages/emacs.scm			\
   gnu/packages/file.scm				\
   gnu/packages/flex.scm				\
-  gnu/packages/freetype.scm			\
+  gnu/packages/fontutils.scm			\
   gnu/packages/gawk.scm				\
   gnu/packages/gdb.scm				\
   gnu/packages/gdbm.scm				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/freetype.scm b/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
similarity index 99%
rename from gnu/packages/freetype.scm
rename to gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
index 881e655508..551d4ac167 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freetype.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-(define-module (gnu packages freetype)
+(define-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm b/gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm
index 472ada47b1..835ed475cc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ghostscript.scm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 (define-module (gnu packages ghostscript)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages freetype)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libjpeg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libpng)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libtiff)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/grub.scm b/gnu/packages/grub.scm
index de07c2cbf8..ee52a6110a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/grub.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/grub.scm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages flex)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bison)
   #:use-module ((gnu packages gettext) #:renamer (symbol-prefix-proc 'gnu:))
-  #:use-module (gnu packages freetype)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qemu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
index a354eac61d..5a9d513336 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages freetype)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libjpeg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libtiff)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/texlive.scm b/gnu/packages/texlive.scm
index 82193a006e..8ea78de873 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/texlive.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/texlive.scm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages freetype)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ghostscript)
   #:use-module (gnu packages icu4c)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libpng)