diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/BUILD b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb2603f74c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Pants project contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.md).
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
+
+python_sources()
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/__init__.py b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/skip_field.py b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/skip_field.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/skip_field.py
rename to src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/skip_field.py
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/subsystem.py b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/subsystem.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/subsystem.py
rename to src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/buf/subsystem.py
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/format_rules.py b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/format_rules.py
index 7b468c79154..8f6f6143e80 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/format_rules.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/format_rules.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.skip_field import SkipBufFormatField
-from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.subsystem import BufSubsystem
+from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.buf.skip_field import SkipBufFormatField
+from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.buf.subsystem import BufSubsystem
 from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.target_types import (
     ProtobufDependenciesField,
     ProtobufSourceField,
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/lint_rules.py b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/lint_rules.py
index 4e26b8db1b1..1d24cdb2e1a 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/lint_rules.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/lint_rules.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any
 
-from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.skip_field import SkipBufLintField
-from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.subsystem import BufSubsystem
+from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.buf.skip_field import SkipBufLintField
+from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.buf.subsystem import BufSubsystem
 from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.target_types import (
     ProtobufDependenciesField,
     ProtobufSourceField,
diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/register.py b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/register.py
index c9d216ea0af..88f485814d9 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/register.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/codegen/protobuf/lint/buf/register.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright 2022 Pants project contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.md).
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (see LICENSE).
 
-from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf import skip_field
+from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.buf import skip_field
+from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.buf.subsystem import BufSubsystem
 from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.format_rules import rules as buf_format_rules
 from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.lint_rules import rules as buf_lint_rules
-from pants.backend.codegen.protobuf.lint.buf.subsystem import BufSubsystem
 from pants.core.goals.resolves import ExportableTool
 from pants.engine.unions import UnionRule