diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-education.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-education.scm
index 557ecac821..5765c35bf5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-education.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-education.scm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gps)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libreoffice)
   #:use-module (gnu packages markup)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
index a0e09cb735..a5671efb77 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-frameworks.scm
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages kerberos)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-graphics)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libcanberra)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
@@ -269,31 +270,6 @@ continuous display of high-volume data.")
 image editing capabilities.")
     (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
 
-(define-public phonon
-  (package
-    (name "phonon")
-    (version "4.12.0")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append
-                    "mirror://kde/stable/phonon"
-                    "/" version "/"
-                    name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "16pk8g5rx00x45gnxrqg160b1l02fds1b7iz6shllbfczghgz1rj"))))
-    (build-system cmake-build-system)
-    (native-inputs
-     (list appstream extra-cmake-modules pkg-config qttools))
-    (inputs (list qtbase qt5compat glib qtbase-5 pulseaudio))
-    (arguments
-     (list #:configure-flags
-           #~(list "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-fPIC")))
-    (home-page "https://community.kde.org/Phonon")
-    (synopsis "KDE's multimedia library")
-    (description "KDE's multimedia library.")
-    (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
-
 (define-public phonon-backend-gstreamer
   (package
     (name "phonon-backend-gstreamer")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-games.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-games.scm
index 4499b1b928..442e09bedf 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-games.scm
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   #:use-module ((gnu packages freedesktop) #:select (shared-mime-info))
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-graphics.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-graphics.scm
index 3400d49e7e..d5a896f52f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-graphics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-graphics.scm
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-education)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-pim)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages maths)
   #:use-module (gnu packages markup)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-internet.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-internet.scm
index 58c30f2b9a..1f3ef639c8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-internet.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-internet.scm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-graphics)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-pim)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages libidn)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-multimedia.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-multimedia.scm
index 3eef199cc2..c4b0a9c01b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-multimedia.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-multimedia.scm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (define-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system cmake)
   #:use-module (guix build-system qt)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
@@ -70,6 +71,31 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg))
 
+(define-public phonon
+  (package
+    (name "phonon")
+    (version "4.12.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append
+                    "mirror://kde/stable/phonon"
+                    "/" version "/"
+                    name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "16pk8g5rx00x45gnxrqg160b1l02fds1b7iz6shllbfczghgz1rj"))))
+    (build-system cmake-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     (list appstream extra-cmake-modules pkg-config qttools))
+    (inputs (list qtbase qt5compat glib qtbase-5 pulseaudio))
+    (arguments
+     (list #:configure-flags
+           #~(list "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-fPIC")))
+    (home-page "https://community.kde.org/Phonon")
+    (synopsis "KDE's multimedia library")
+    (description "KDE's multimedia library.")
+    (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
+
 (define-public audiocd-kio
   (package
     (name "audiocd-kio")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm
index f2c3b63576..1be061554a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-pim.scm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gnupg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-graphics)
   #:use-module (gnu packages markup)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm
index b4f577a058..8b85218945 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-plasma.scm
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-graphics)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-internet)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-pim)
   ;; Including this module breaks the build
   ;#:use-module ((gnu packages kde-systemtools) #:select (konsole))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm b/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
index f58b073dab..a5638d69af 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde-utils.scm
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde.scm b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
index 3299030c91..ef54ca1cb0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-frameworks)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-graphics)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages kde-multimedia)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-pim)
   #:use-module (gnu packages kde-plasma)
   ;; Including this module breaks the build.