diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index c4c02e8f181c..3dddb260263a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ in
             pkgs.gnome-text-editor
             pkgs.gnome-calculator
             pkgs.gnome-calendar
-            gnome-characters
+            pkgs.gnome-characters
             gnome-clocks
             pkgs.gnome-console
             gnome-contacts
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-characters/package.nix
similarity index 91%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-characters/package.nix
index 3a0edd4050cf..04a5dac98cd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-characters/package.nix
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
-      packageName = "gnome-characters";
-      attrPath = "gnome.gnome-characters";
-    };
+    updateScript = gnome.updateScript { packageName = "gnome-characters"; };
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index 918f36dd2470..a645a44f373b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ in
 
 #### Apps (http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/apps/)
 
-  gnome-characters = callPackage ./apps/gnome-characters { };
-
   gnome-clocks = callPackage ./apps/gnome-clocks { };
 
   gnome-logs = callPackage ./apps/gnome-logs { };
@@ -191,6 +189,7 @@ in
   gitg = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gitg’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gitg’ directly." pkgs.gitg; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-autoar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-autoar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-autoar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-autoar; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   gnome-boxes = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-boxes’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-boxes’ directly." pkgs.gnome-boxes; # Added on 2024-08-11.
+  gnome-characters = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-characters’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-characters’ directly." pkgs.gnome-characters; # Added on 2024-08-11.
   gnome-common = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-common’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-common’ directly." pkgs.gnome-common; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-calculator = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-calculator’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-calculator’ directly." pkgs.gnome-calculator; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-calendar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-calendar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-calendar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-calendar; # Added on 2024-06-22.