diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openimageio/1.x.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/openimageio/1.x.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2539_backport.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/openimageio/2539_backport.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2539_backport.patch
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/openimageio/2539_backport.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openimageio/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/openimageio/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 39f0b5df10ca..bad150be1233 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -31414,11 +31414,11 @@ with pkgs;
 
   openfx = callPackage ../development/libraries/openfx {};
 
-  openimageio_1 = callPackage ../applications/graphics/openimageio {
+  openimageio_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/openimageio/1.x.nix {
     boost = boost175;
   };
 
-  openimageio = darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../applications/graphics/openimageio/2.x.nix { };
+  openimageio = darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../development/libraries/openimageio { };
 
   openjump = callPackage ../applications/misc/openjump { };