diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
index aeb58a33104..8483c87a38d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"cmd/compile/internal/ir"
 	"cmd/compile/internal/logopt"
 	"cmd/compile/internal/noder"
+	"cmd/compile/internal/pkginit"
 	"cmd/compile/internal/reflectdata"
 	"cmd/compile/internal/ssa"
 	"cmd/compile/internal/ssagen"
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func Main(archInit func(*ssagen.ArchInfo)) {
 	base.ExitIfErrors()
 
 	// Build init task.
-	if initTask := fninit(); initTask != nil {
+	if initTask := pkginit.Task(); initTask != nil {
 		typecheck.Export(initTask)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/init.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go
similarity index 96%
rename from src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/init.go
rename to src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go
index a299b8688b2..f964edee883 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/init.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/init.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-package gc
+package pkginit
 
 import (
 	"cmd/compile/internal/base"
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"cmd/internal/obj"
 )
 
-// fninit makes and returns an initialization record for the package.
+// Task makes and returns an initialization record for the package.
 // See runtime/proc.go:initTask for its layout.
 // The 3 tasks for initialization are:
 //   1) Initialize all of the packages the current package depends on.
 //   2) Initialize all the variables that have initializers.
 //   3) Run any init functions.
-func fninit() *ir.Name {
+func Task() *ir.Name {
 	nf := initOrder(typecheck.Target.Decls)
 
 	var deps []*obj.LSym // initTask records for packages the current package depends on
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/initorder.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/initorder.go
similarity index 99%
rename from src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/initorder.go
rename to src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/initorder.go
index 4ac468fb4e5..d63c5a4717d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/initorder.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/pkginit/initorder.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-package gc
+package pkginit
 
 import (
 	"bytes"