diff --git a/package/bridge/Config.in b/package/bridge-utils/Config.in
similarity index 89%
rename from package/bridge/Config.in
rename to package/bridge-utils/Config.in
index 59025f9722..3386587829 100644
--- a/package/bridge/Config.in
+++ b/package/bridge-utils/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BRIDGE
-	bool "bridge"
+	bool "bridge-utils"
 	default n
 	help
 	  Manage ethernet bridging; a way to connect networks together to
diff --git a/package/bridge/bridge.mk b/package/bridge-utils/bridge.mk
similarity index 99%
rename from package/bridge/bridge.mk
rename to package/bridge-utils/bridge.mk
index 0869f1bfc6..2c8d8403fb 100644
--- a/package/bridge/bridge.mk
+++ b/package/bridge-utils/bridge.mk
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@ bridge-dirclean:
 #
 #############################################################
 ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_BRIDGE)),y)
-TARGETS+=bridge
+TARGETS+=bridge-utils
 endif
diff --git a/package/bridge/bridge.patch b/package/bridge-utils/bridge.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/bridge/bridge.patch
rename to package/bridge-utils/bridge.patch