diff --git a/gnu/packages/linphone.scm b/gnu/packages/linphone.scm
index f1987b276e..9efdc1c500 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linphone.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linphone.scm
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages serialization)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 0b493fc17c..c376a1361d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages polkit)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-build)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tex)
   #:use-module (gnu packages webkit)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-build.scm b/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
index 86e48d34a3..68977c61da 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
@@ -908,6 +908,32 @@ them as the version argument or in a SCM managed file.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "0mzgyyg1cgigkmlfm0iy44f2092zn8xc093ygn4a11jncss4lrqw"))))))
 
+(define-public python-six
+  (package
+    (name "python-six")
+    (version "1.17.0")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "six" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "109ajcsfhrz33lbwbb337w34crc3lb9rjnxrcpnbczlf8rfk6w7z"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     (list python-pytest-bootstrap
+           python-setuptools))
+    (home-page "https://pypi.org/project/six/")
+    (synopsis "Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities")
+    (description
+     "Six is a Python 2 and 3 compatibility library.  It provides utility
+functions for smoothing over the differences between the Python versions with
+the goal of writing Python code that is compatible on both Python versions.
+Six supports every Python version since 2.5.  It is contained in only one
+Python file, so it can be easily copied into your project.")
+    (license license:x11)))
+
+(define-public python-six-bootstrap python-six)
+
 (define-public python-editables
   (package
     (name "python-editables")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 5ba0228786..c54e5c09b7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -6868,33 +6868,6 @@ standard.")
 in the current session, Python, and the OS.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
-(define-public python-six
-  (package
-    (name "python-six")
-    (version "1.17.0")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "six" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "109ajcsfhrz33lbwbb337w34crc3lb9rjnxrcpnbczlf8rfk6w7z"))))
-    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
-    (native-inputs
-     (list python-pytest-bootstrap
-           python-setuptools
-           python-wheel))
-    (home-page "https://pypi.org/project/six/")
-    (synopsis "Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities")
-    (description
-     "Six is a Python 2 and 3 compatibility library.  It provides utility
-functions for smoothing over the differences between the Python versions with
-the goal of writing Python code that is compatible on both Python versions.
-Six supports every Python version since 2.5.  It is contained in only one
-Python file, so it can be easily copied into your project.")
-    (license license:x11)))
-
-(define-public python-six-bootstrap python-six)
-
 (define-public python-schedule
   (package
     (name "python-schedule")