diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
index 295541250e1..eee005ca315 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.overrides.FakeOverrideBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.overrides.FileLocalAwareLinker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.encodings.BinarySymbolData
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.linkerissues.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.unlinked.UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/unlinked/UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor.kt
similarity index 99%
rename from compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor.kt
rename to compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/unlinked/UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor.kt
index ef38334f0ff..c42e2583c97 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/unlinked/UnlinkedDeclarationsProcessor.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.unlinked
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement