diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52089ac21cf3a7..73012bb3ed1b40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ lcov*.info
 /rb_mjit_header.h
 /mjit_config.h
 /include/ruby-*/*/rb_mjit_min_header-*.h
-/mjit_instruction.rb
+/lib/mjit/instruction.rb
 
 # /wasm/
 /wasm/tests/*.wasm
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 5f016d6fc34b21..2956e2c93e6ffc 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1081,7 +1081,6 @@ BUILTIN_RB_SRCS = \
 		$(srcdir)/marshal.rb \
 		$(srcdir)/mjit.rb \
 		$(srcdir)/mjit_compiler.rb \
-		$(srcdir)/mjit_instruction.rb \
 		$(srcdir)/pack.rb \
 		$(srcdir)/trace_point.rb \
 		$(srcdir)/warning.rb \
@@ -1173,7 +1172,7 @@ vm_call_iseq_optimized.inc: $(srcdir)/template/call_iseq_optimized.inc.tmpl
 	$(ECHO) generating $@
 	$(Q) $(BASERUBY) $(tooldir)/generic_erb.rb -c -o $@ $(srcdir)/template/call_iseq_optimized.inc.tmpl
 
-$(MINIPRELUDE_C): $(COMPILE_PRELUDE) $(BUILTIN_RB_SRCS) $(srcdir)/mjit_instruction.rb
+$(MINIPRELUDE_C): $(COMPILE_PRELUDE) $(BUILTIN_RB_SRCS)
 	$(ECHO) generating $@
 	$(Q) $(BASERUBY) $(tooldir)/generic_erb.rb -I$(srcdir) -o $@ \
 		$(srcdir)/template/prelude.c.tmpl $(BUILTIN_RB_SRCS)
@@ -9302,7 +9301,6 @@ miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(CCAN_DIR)/container_of/container_of.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(CCAN_DIR)/list/list.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(CCAN_DIR)/str/str.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(hdrdir)/ruby/ruby.h
-miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(srcdir)/mjit_instruction.rb
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/array.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/compilers.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/gc.h
@@ -9494,7 +9492,6 @@ miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}miniprelude.c
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}missing.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit.rb
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_compiler.rb
-miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_instruction.rb
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}nilclass.rb
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}node.h
 miniinit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}numeric.rb
@@ -9748,7 +9745,6 @@ mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(CCAN_DIR)/list/list.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(CCAN_DIR)/str/str.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(hdrdir)/ruby.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(hdrdir)/ruby/ruby.h
-mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(srcdir)/mjit_instruction.rb
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/array.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/class.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/compile.h
@@ -9934,7 +9930,6 @@ mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_compiler.c
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_compiler.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_compiler.rb
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_compiler.rbinc
-mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_instruction.rbinc
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}mjit_unit.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}node.h
 mjit_compiler.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}ruby_assert.h
diff --git a/inits.c b/inits.c
index f43ece0e47a024..65a54d8f29b026 100644
--- a/inits.c
+++ b/inits.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ rb_call_builtin_inits(void)
 #if USE_MJIT
     BUILTIN(mjit);
     BUILTIN(mjit_compiler);
-    BUILTIN(mjit_instruction);
 #endif
     Init_builtin_prelude();
 }
diff --git a/mjit_compiler.c b/mjit_compiler.c
index 5163bbcf6bf7a6..2594678f779aad 100644
--- a/mjit_compiler.c
+++ b/mjit_compiler.c
@@ -165,6 +165,5 @@ has_cache_for_send(rb_execution_context_t *ec, VALUE self, VALUE cc_addr, VALUE
 extern bool rb_splat_or_kwargs_p(const struct rb_callinfo *restrict ci);
 
 #include "mjit_compiler.rbinc"
-#include "mjit_instruction.rbinc"
 
 #endif // USE_MJIT
diff --git a/mjit_compiler.rb b/mjit_compiler.rb
index 9e032fc747703e..4996e773dcd2a5 100644
--- a/mjit_compiler.rb
+++ b/mjit_compiler.rb
@@ -132,5 +132,6 @@ def rb_cSymbol;     Primitive.cexpr! 'PTR2NUM(rb_cSymbol)'     end
     def rb_cFloat;      Primitive.cexpr! 'PTR2NUM(rb_cFloat)'      end
   end
 
+  require "mjit/instruction"
   require "mjit/compiler"
 end
diff --git a/template/Makefile.in b/template/Makefile.in
index a644a92754f425..06878d552f13ad 100644
--- a/template/Makefile.in
+++ b/template/Makefile.in
@@ -504,6 +504,11 @@ clean-local::
 	$(Q)$(RM) -r mjit_build_dir.*
 	-$(Q) $(RMDIRS) $(MJIT_HEADER_INSTALL_DIR) $(MJIT_HEADER_BUILD_DIR) $(TIMESTAMPDIR) 2> $(NULL) || $(NULLCMD)
 
+main: $(srcdir)/lib/mjit/instruction.rb
+$(srcdir)/lib/mjit/instruction.rb: $(tooldir)/ruby_vm/views/instruction.rb.erb $(srcdir)/insns.def
+	$(ECHO) generating $@
+	$(Q) $(BASERUBY) -Ku $(tooldir)/insns2vm.rb $(INSNS2VMOPT) $@
+
 # DTrace static library hacks described here:
 # https://marc.info/?l=opensolaris-dtrace-discuss&m=114761203110734&w=4
 ruby-glommed.$(OBJEXT):
@@ -669,10 +674,6 @@ $(INSNS): $(srcdir)/insns.def vm_opts.h \
 	$(ECHO) generating $@
 	$(Q) $(BASERUBY) -Ku $(tooldir)/insns2vm.rb $(INSNS2VMOPT) $@
 
-$(srcdir)/mjit_instruction.rb: $(tooldir)/ruby_vm/views/mjit_instruction.rb.erb
-	$(ECHO) generating $@
-	$(Q) $(BASERUBY) -Ku $(tooldir)/insns2vm.rb $(INSNS2VMOPT) $@
-
 loadpath: verconf.h
 	@$(CPP) $(XCFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(srcdir)/loadpath.c | \
 	sed -e '1,/^const char ruby_initial_load_paths/d;/;/,$$d' \
diff --git a/tool/ruby_vm/views/mjit_instruction.rb.erb b/tool/ruby_vm/views/instruction.rb.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from tool/ruby_vm/views/mjit_instruction.rb.erb
rename to tool/ruby_vm/views/instruction.rb.erb
diff --git a/win32/Makefile.sub b/win32/Makefile.sub
index 361af556cdab9e..e84f978bb72e4f 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile.sub
+++ b/win32/Makefile.sub
@@ -1351,10 +1351,6 @@ INSNS	= opt_sc.inc optinsn.inc optunifs.inc insns.inc insns_info.inc \
 ! endif
 !endif
 
-$(srcdir)/mjit_instruction.rb: $(tooldir)/ruby_vm/views/mjit_instruction.rb.erb
-	$(ECHO) generating $@
-	$(Q) $(BASERUBY) -Ku $(tooldir)/insns2vm.rb $(INSNS2VMOPT) $@
-
 verconf.h: verconf.mk
 
 loadpath: verconf.h