diff --git a/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go b/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go
index 6827c166f..e89c500a1 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd/builtins/builtins.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/imageverifier"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/leases"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/metadata"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/restart"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/sandbox"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/streaming"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/transfer"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/restart/monitor"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/v2"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/services/containers"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/services/content"
diff --git a/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go b/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go
index a3a88336b..c7ea417aa 100644
--- a/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go
+++ b/contrib/fuzz/builtins.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/imageverifier"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/leases"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/metadata"
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/restart"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/sandbox"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/streaming"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/transfer"
-	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/restart/monitor"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/runtime/v2"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/services/containers"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/services/content"
diff --git a/runtime/restart/monitor/change.go b/plugins/restart/change.go
similarity index 100%
rename from runtime/restart/monitor/change.go
rename to plugins/restart/change.go
diff --git a/runtime/restart/monitor/monitor.go b/plugins/restart/monitor.go
similarity index 100%
rename from runtime/restart/monitor/monitor.go
rename to plugins/restart/monitor.go