diff --git a/Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt b/Documentation/core-api/gcc-plugins.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt
rename to Documentation/core-api/gcc-plugins.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/index.rst b/Documentation/core-api/index.rst
index 322ac954b390..da0ed972d224 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/index.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Core utilities
    memory-hotplug
    protection-keys
    ../RCU/index
+   gcc-plugins
 
 
 Interfaces for kernel debugging
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4b9fd11466a2..db96cd4a229b 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6655,7 +6655,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	scripts/gcc-plugins/
 F:	scripts/gcc-plugin.sh
 F:	scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
-F:	Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt
+F:	Documentation/core-api/gcc-plugins.rst
 
 GASKET DRIVER FRAMEWORK
 M:	Rob Springer <rspringer@google.com>
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig
index e9c677a53c74..d33de0b9f4f5 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ config GCC_PLUGINS
 	  GCC plugins are loadable modules that provide extra features to the
 	  compiler. They are useful for runtime instrumentation and static analysis.
 
-	  See Documentation/gcc-plugins.txt for details.
+	  See Documentation/core-api/gcc-plugins.rst for details.
 
 menu "GCC plugins"
 	depends on GCC_PLUGINS