diff --git a/clippy_dev/src/main.rs b/clippy_dev/src/main.rs
index 4c50cc3b81e..e33b052cf28 100644
--- a/clippy_dev/src/main.rs
+++ b/clippy_dev/src/main.rs
@@ -95,20 +95,13 @@ fn update_lints(update_mode: &UpdateMode) {
     sorted_usable_lints.sort_by_key(|lint| lint.name.clone());
 
     std::fs::write(
-        "../src/lintlist.rs",
+        "../src/lintlist/mod.rs",
         &format!(
             "\
 //! This file is managed by util/dev update_lints. Do not edit.
 
-/// Lint data parsed from the Clippy source code.
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
-pub struct Lint {{
-    pub name: &'static str,
-    pub group: &'static str,
-    pub desc: &'static str,
-    pub deprecation: Option<&'static str>,
-    pub module: &'static str,
-}}
+mod lint;
+use lint::Lint;
 
 pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; {}] = {:#?};\n",
             sorted_usable_lints.len(),
diff --git a/src/lintlist/lint.rs b/src/lintlist/lint.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4dd0747059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lintlist/lint.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/// Lint data parsed from the Clippy source code.
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub struct Lint {
+    pub name: &'static str,
+    pub group: &'static str,
+    pub desc: &'static str,
+    pub deprecation: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub module: &'static str,
+}
diff --git a/src/lintlist.rs b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/lintlist.rs
rename to src/lintlist/mod.rs
index 113f993dd8a..cf367bcc632 100644
--- a/src/lintlist.rs
+++ b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 //! This file is managed by util/dev update_lints. Do not edit.
 
-/// Lint data parsed from the Clippy source code.
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
-pub struct Lint {
-    pub name: &'static str,
-    pub group: &'static str,
-    pub desc: &'static str,
-    pub deprecation: Option<&'static str>,
-    pub module: &'static str,
-}
+mod lint;
+use lint::Lint;
 
 pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 304] = [
     Lint {