diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 4a07b401a39002..c7975e7d1d525e 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ scripts/gen_image_info.py                 @tejlmand
 /scripts/gen_syscalls.py                  @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/list_boards.py                   @mbolivar-nordic
 /scripts/process_gperf.py                 @dcpleung @nashif
-/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py              @dcpleung
+/scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py        @dcpleung
 /scripts/requirements*.txt                @mbolivar-nordic @galak @nashif
 /scripts/tests/twister/                   @aasthagr
 /scripts/tests/build/test_subfolder_list.py @rmstoi
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.yml b/MAINTAINERS.yml
index e9b61014adbc9f..f8f27a26a24610 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ Userspace:
         - scripts/build/gen_kobject_list.py
         - scripts/gen_syscalls.py
         - scripts/process_gperf.py
-        - scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
+        - scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
         - include/zephyr/sys/kobject.h
     labels:
         - "area: Userspace"
diff --git a/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake
index ce9ee99ff42e03..3576dc2941a7da 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ macro(toolchain_ld_relocation)
     OUTPUT ${MEM_RELOCATION_CODE} ${MEM_RELOCATION_LD}
     COMMAND
     ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-    ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
+    ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
     $<$<BOOL:${CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE}>:--verbose>
     -d ${APPLICATION_BINARY_DIR}
     -i \"$<TARGET_PROPERTY:code_data_relocation_target,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>\"
diff --git a/cmake/linker/ld/target_relocation.cmake b/cmake/linker/ld/target_relocation.cmake
index 68bca9c9e1cbca..60ff115efe2856 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/ld/target_relocation.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/ld/target_relocation.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ macro(toolchain_ld_relocation)
     OUTPUT ${MEM_RELOCATION_CODE} ${MEM_RELOCATION_LD}
     COMMAND
     ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
-    ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
+    ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
     $<$<BOOL:${CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE}>:--verbose>
     -d ${APPLICATION_BINARY_DIR}
     -i \"$<TARGET_PROPERTY:code_data_relocation_target,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>\"
diff --git a/doc/build/cmake/index.rst b/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
index fa8d7fdfdcca07..9ad33374ff5ae9 100644
--- a/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
+++ b/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ The following is a detailed description of the scripts used during the build pro
 
 .. _gen_relocate_app.py:
 
-:zephyr_file:`scripts/gen_relocate_app.py`
+:zephyr_file:`scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py`
 -------------------------------------------
 
-.. include:: ../../../scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
+.. include:: ../../../scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
    :start-after: """
    :end-before: """
 
diff --git a/scripts/gen_relocate_app.py b/scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/gen_relocate_app.py
rename to scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py