diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index dcec65355632..59348b7b27aa 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 /pkgs/build-support/writers @lassulus @Profpatsch
 
 # Nixpkgs make-disk-image
-/doc/builders/images/makediskimage.section.md  @raitobezarius
+/doc/build-helpers/images/makediskimage.section.md  @raitobezarius
 /nixos/lib/make-disk-image.nix                 @raitobezarius
 
 # Nixpkgs documentation
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ pkgs/development/python-modules/buildcatrust/ @ajs124 @lukegb @mweinelt
 # Docker tools
 /pkgs/build-support/docker                   @roberth
 /nixos/tests/docker-tools*                   @roberth
-/doc/builders/images/dockertools.section.md  @roberth
+/doc/build-helpers/images/dockertools.section.md  @roberth
 
 # Blockchains
 /pkgs/applications/blockchains  @mmahut @RaghavSood
diff --git a/doc/build-helpers.md b/doc/build-helpers.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40ce7173a221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/build-helpers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Build helpers {#part-builders}
+
+```{=include=} chapters
+build-helpers/fetchers.chapter.md
+build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
+build-helpers/testers.chapter.md
+build-helpers/special.md
+build-helpers/images.md
+hooks/index.md
+languages-frameworks/index.md
+packages/index.md
+```
diff --git a/doc/builders/fetchers.chapter.md b/doc/build-helpers/fetchers.chapter.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/fetchers.chapter.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/fetchers.chapter.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images.md b/doc/build-helpers/images.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/appimagetools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/appimagetools.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/appimagetools.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/appimagetools.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/binarycache.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/binarycache.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/binarycache.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/binarycache.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/dockertools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/dockertools.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/dockertools.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/dockertools.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/makediskimage.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/makediskimage.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/makediskimage.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/makediskimage.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/ocitools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/ocitools.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/ocitools.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/ocitools.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/portableservice.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/portableservice.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/portableservice.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/portableservice.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/images/snaptools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/snaptools.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/images/snaptools.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/images/snaptools.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/special.md b/doc/build-helpers/special.md
similarity index 62%
rename from doc/builders/special.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/special.md
index aa6d9e4d98d6..f88648207fdc 100644
--- a/doc/builders/special.md
+++ b/doc/build-helpers/special.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Special builders {#chap-special}
+# Special build helpers {#chap-special}
 
-This chapter describes several special builders.
+This chapter describes several special build helpers.
 
 ```{=include=} sections
 special/fhs-environments.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/special/fhs-environments.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/special/fhs-environments.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/special/fhs-environments.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/special/fhs-environments.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/special/makesetuphook.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/special/makesetuphook.section.md
similarity index 91%
rename from doc/builders/special/makesetuphook.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/special/makesetuphook.section.md
index eb042412137b..e83164b7eb70 100644
--- a/doc/builders/special/makesetuphook.section.md
+++ b/doc/build-helpers/special/makesetuphook.section.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pkgs.makeSetupHook {#sec-pkgs.makeSetupHook}
 
-`pkgs.makeSetupHook` is a builder that produces hooks that go in to `nativeBuildInputs`
+`pkgs.makeSetupHook` is a build helper that produces hooks that go in to `nativeBuildInputs`
 
 ## Usage {#sec-pkgs.makeSetupHook-usage}
 
diff --git a/doc/builders/special/mkshell.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/special/mkshell.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/special/mkshell.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/special/mkshell.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/special/vm-tools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/special/vm-tools.section.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/special/vm-tools.section.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/testers.chapter.md b/doc/build-helpers/testers.chapter.md
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/builders/testers.chapter.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/testers.chapter.md
diff --git a/doc/builders/trivial-builders.chapter.md b/doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
similarity index 99%
rename from doc/builders/trivial-builders.chapter.md
rename to doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
index 2cb1f2debcb8..a0cda86a6607 100644
--- a/doc/builders/trivial-builders.chapter.md
+++ b/doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Trivial builders {#chap-trivial-builders}
+# Trivial build helpers {#chap-trivial-builders}
 
 Nixpkgs provides a couple of functions that help with building derivations. The most important one, `stdenv.mkDerivation`, has already been documented above. The following functions wrap `stdenv.mkDerivation`, making it easier to use in certain cases.
 
diff --git a/doc/builders.md b/doc/builders.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a238add083f..000000000000
--- a/doc/builders.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Builders {#part-builders}
-
-```{=include=} chapters
-builders/fetchers.chapter.md
-builders/trivial-builders.chapter.md
-builders/testers.chapter.md
-builders/special.md
-builders/images.md
-hooks/index.md
-languages-frameworks/index.md
-packages/index.md
-```
diff --git a/doc/manual.md.in b/doc/manual.md.in
index 6b8d351380f9..52971ff526c2 100644
--- a/doc/manual.md.in
+++ b/doc/manual.md.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ preface.chapter.md
 using-nixpkgs.md
 lib.md
 stdenv.md
-builders.md
+build-helpers.md
 development.md
 contributing.md
 ```