diff --git a/gnu-system.am b/gnu-system.am
index 26228fccfa973866c4788d215555c66376463870..95eefdcbf52462cf2112678e1991092e49255bae 100644
--- a/gnu-system.am
+++ b/gnu-system.am
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   gnu/packages/ncurses.scm			\
   gnu/packages/netpbm.scm			\
   gnu/packages/nettle.scm			\
+  gnu/packages/networking.scm			\
   gnu/packages/ninja.scm			\
   gnu/packages/node.scm				\
   gnu/packages/noweb.scm			\
@@ -273,7 +274,6 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   gnu/packages/slang.scm			\
   gnu/packages/slim.scm				\
   gnu/packages/smalltalk.scm			\
-  gnu/packages/socat.scm			\
   gnu/packages/ssh.scm				\
   gnu/packages/stalonetray.scm			\
   gnu/packages/statistics.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/socat.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
similarity index 98%
rename from gnu/packages/socat.scm
rename to gnu/packages/networking.scm
index 7c0bc3d964a02119d01c690fdff74faf882f42cd..5429535e5ff6817be2b86b7de1a09aa69ab232d5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/socat.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.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 socat)
+(define-module (gnu packages networking)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix download)