diff --git a/kitty/conf/generate.py b/kitty/conf/generate.py
index 42813365a..46a5a82e6 100644
--- a/kitty/conf/generate.py
+++ b/kitty/conf/generate.py
@@ -453,14 +453,14 @@ def go_type_data(parser_func: ParserFuncType, ctype: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
     if p == 'float':
         return 'float64', 'strconv.ParseFloat(val, 10, 64)'
     if p == 'to_bool':
-        return 'bool', 'utils.StringToBool(val), nil'
+        return 'bool', 'config.StringToBool(val), nil'
     th = get_type_hints(parser_func)
     rettype = th['return']
     return {int: 'int64', str: 'string', float: 'float64'}[rettype], f'{p}(val)'
 
 
 def gen_go_code(defn: Definition) -> str:
-    lines = ['import "fmt"', 'import "strconv"', 'import "kitty/tools/utils"', 'var _ = fmt.Println', 'var _ = utils.StringToBool', 'var _ = strconv.Atoi']
+    lines = ['import "fmt"', 'import "strconv"', 'import "kitty/tools/config"', 'var _ = fmt.Println', 'var _ = config.StringToBool', 'var _ = strconv.Atoi']
     a = lines.append
     choices = {}
     go_types = {}
diff --git a/tools/utils/config.go b/tools/config/api.go
similarity index 97%
rename from tools/utils/config.go
rename to tools/config/api.go
index 3eecc4f3e..7f4967762 100644
--- a/tools/utils/config.go
+++ b/tools/config/api.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2023, Kovid Goyal, <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
-package utils
+package config
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
+	"kitty/tools/utils"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -173,5 +174,5 @@ func (self *LinesScanner) Err() error {
 func (self *ConfigParser) ParseOverrides(overrides ...string) error {
 	s := LinesScanner{lines: overrides}
 	self.seen_includes = make(map[string]bool)
-	return self.parse(&s, "<overrides>", ConfigDir(), 0)
+	return self.parse(&s, "<overrides>", utils.ConfigDir(), 0)
 }
diff --git a/tools/utils/config_test.go b/tools/config/api_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from tools/utils/config_test.go
rename to tools/config/api_test.go
index 07430f78b..9c830bdef 100644
--- a/tools/utils/config_test.go
+++ b/tools/config/api_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2023, Kovid Goyal, <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
-package utils
+package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"