diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 64a58f9b2f..a3d823b8ff 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ SOURCES += src/general/iostream.c
 ifeq ($(HPCGAP),no)             # we don't support a kernel API in HPC-GAP atm
 SOURCES += src/libgap-api.c
 endif
-SOURCES += src/listfunc.c
+SOURCES += src/applications/listfunc.c
 SOURCES += src/math/listoper.c
 SOURCES += src/core/lists.c
 SOURCES += src/tnums/macfloat.c
diff --git a/src/applications/README.md b/src/applications/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/listfunc.c b/src/applications/listfunc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/listfunc.c
rename to src/applications/listfunc.c
diff --git a/src/listfunc.h b/src/applications/listfunc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/listfunc.h
rename to src/applications/listfunc.h
diff --git a/src/sortbase.h b/src/applications/sortbase.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/sortbase.h
rename to src/applications/sortbase.h