diff --git a/src/pkg/Makefile b/src/pkg/Makefile
index dafc2048d9b..79f9882d081 100644
--- a/src/pkg/Makefile
+++ b/src/pkg/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ DIRS=\
 	net\
 	net/dict\
 	net/textproto\
-	netchan\
+	old/netchan\
 	old/regexp\
 	old/template\
 	os\
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/Makefile b/src/pkg/old/netchan/Makefile
similarity index 74%
rename from src/pkg/netchan/Makefile
rename to src/pkg/old/netchan/Makefile
index 9b9fdcf59f3..c8f41252526 100644
--- a/src/pkg/netchan/Makefile
+++ b/src/pkg/old/netchan/Makefile
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-include ../../Make.inc
+include ../../../Make.inc
 
-TARG=netchan
+TARG=old/netchan
 GOFILES=\
 	common.go\
 	export.go\
 	import.go\
 
-include ../../Make.pkg
+include ../../../Make.pkg
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/common.go b/src/pkg/old/netchan/common.go
similarity index 100%
rename from src/pkg/netchan/common.go
rename to src/pkg/old/netchan/common.go
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/export.go b/src/pkg/old/netchan/export.go
similarity index 100%
rename from src/pkg/netchan/export.go
rename to src/pkg/old/netchan/export.go
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/import.go b/src/pkg/old/netchan/import.go
similarity index 100%
rename from src/pkg/netchan/import.go
rename to src/pkg/old/netchan/import.go
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/netchan_test.go b/src/pkg/old/netchan/netchan_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from src/pkg/netchan/netchan_test.go
rename to src/pkg/old/netchan/netchan_test.go