diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index b79bc1992c..50fac30404 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/pv.scm				\
   %D%/packages/python.scm			\
   %D%/packages/tryton.scm			\
-  %D%/packages/qemu.scm				\
   %D%/packages/qt.scm				\
   %D%/packages/ragel.scm			\
   %D%/packages/rails.scm			\
@@ -398,6 +397,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/version-control.scm		\
   %D%/packages/video.scm			\
   %D%/packages/vim.scm				\
+  %D%/packages/virtualization.scm		\
   %D%/packages/vpn.scm				\
   %D%/packages/w3m.scm				\
   %D%/packages/wdiff.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
index 9ae6175280..802e8ab8dc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootloaders.scm
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages qemu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix download)
   #:use-module (guix git-download)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/debug.scm b/gnu/packages/debug.scm
index 27193c8bba..34c1061418 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/debug.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/debug.scm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages llvm)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pretty-print)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages qemu)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 3125fa03ca..4221bbc76c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages samba)
   #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fonts)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages qemu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages speech)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1))
 
 (define-public brasero
diff --git a/gnu/packages/qemu.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
similarity index 99%
rename from gnu/packages/qemu.scm
rename to gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index 0bd314c660..79209c3006 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/qemu.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-(define-module (gnu packages qemu)
+(define-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (gnu packages attr)
diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 66a2448ceb..dd9be2c6fa 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages gawk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages less)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages qemu)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (gnu packages disk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages zile)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
diff --git a/gnu/tests/install.scm b/gnu/tests/install.scm
index 7c5d48104e..22e4181ab1 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/install.scm
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
   #:use-module ((gnu build vm) #:select (qemu-command))
   #:use-module (gnu packages bootloaders)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ocr)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages qemu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages virtualization)
   #:use-module (guix store)
   #:use-module (guix monads)
   #:use-module (guix packages)