diff --git a/src/cmd/api/api_test.go b/src/cmd/api/api_test.go
index a5ac49ce2d..910e046f12 100644
--- a/src/cmd/api/api_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/api/api_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-package api
+package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
diff --git a/src/cmd/api/boring_test.go b/src/cmd/api/boring_test.go
index a9ec6e6bfe..f0e3575637 100644
--- a/src/cmd/api/boring_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/api/boring_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 //go:build boringcrypto
 
-package api
+package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/src/cmd/api/api.go b/src/cmd/api/main_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from src/cmd/api/api.go
rename to src/cmd/api/main_test.go
index b07f5db9d4..f3201e92a9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/api/api.go
+++ b/src/cmd/api/main_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Package api computes the exported API of a set of Go packages.
+// This package computes the exported API of a set of Go packages.
 // It is only a test, not a command, nor a usefully importable package.
-package api
+
+package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"