diff --git a/src/librustc/lib.rs b/src/librustc/lib.rs
index d5d754748f11..cf6852438a72 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lib.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ mod diagnostics;
 
 pub mod back {
     pub use rustc_back::abi;
+    pub use rustc_back::archive;
     pub use rustc_back::arm;
     pub use rustc_back::mips;
     pub use rustc_back::mipsel;
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ pub mod back {
     pub use rustc_back::x86;
     pub use rustc_back::x86_64;
 
-    pub mod archive;
     pub mod link;
     pub mod lto;
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/back/archive.rs b/src/librustc_back/archive.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/librustc/back/archive.rs
rename to src/librustc_back/archive.rs
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/lib.rs b/src/librustc_back/lib.rs
index 156a419bb2d8..f646102802bd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern crate libc;
 extern crate flate;
 
 pub mod abi;
+pub mod archive;
 pub mod arm;
 pub mod mips;
 pub mod mipsel;