diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6df7aef24c..e61e08bcc9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -458,11 +458,11 @@ lint-renovate: node_modules
 
 .PHONY: lint-locale
 lint-locale:
-	$(GO) run build/lint-locale.go
+	$(GO) run build/lint-locale/lint-locale.go
 
 .PHONY: lint-locale-usage
 lint-locale-usage:
-	$(GO) run build/lint-locale-usage.go --allow-missing-msgids
+	$(GO) run build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage.go --allow-missing-msgids
 
 .PHONY: lint-md
 lint-md: node_modules
diff --git a/build/lint-locale-usage.go b/build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage.go
similarity index 99%
rename from build/lint-locale-usage.go
rename to build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage.go
index b7624ac148..2e88b2afd9 100644
--- a/build/lint-locale-usage.go
+++ b/build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // Copyright 2025 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-//go:build ignore
-
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/build/lint-locale-usage_test.go b/build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from build/lint-locale-usage_test.go
rename to build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage_test.go
index 288ca2e35d..1219545a3e 100644
--- a/build/lint-locale-usage_test.go
+++ b/build/lint-locale-usage/lint-locale-usage_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2025 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-//go:build ignore
-
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/build/lint-locale.go b/build/lint-locale/lint-locale.go
similarity index 100%
rename from build/lint-locale.go
rename to build/lint-locale/lint-locale.go
diff --git a/build/lint-locale_test.go b/build/lint-locale/lint-locale_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from build/lint-locale_test.go
rename to build/lint-locale/lint-locale_test.go