diff --git a/components/engine/commands.go b/components/engine/commands.go
index ff4b12e942..0627261d53 100644
--- a/components/engine/commands.go
+++ b/components/engine/commands.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/auth"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/engine"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/registry"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/term"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/term"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
diff --git a/components/engine/container.go b/components/engine/container.go
index bb591669af..532a697839 100644
--- a/components/engine/container.go
+++ b/components/engine/container.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/archive"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/graphdriver"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/mount"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/term"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/term"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 	"github.com/kr/pty"
 	"io"
diff --git a/components/engine/integration/commands_test.go b/components/engine/integration/commands_test.go
index af720f67e6..a4884470fb 100644
--- a/components/engine/integration/commands_test.go
+++ b/components/engine/integration/commands_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/engine"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/term"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/term"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
diff --git a/components/engine/term/MAINTAINERS b/components/engine/pkg/term/MAINTAINERS
similarity index 100%
rename from components/engine/term/MAINTAINERS
rename to components/engine/pkg/term/MAINTAINERS
diff --git a/components/engine/term/term.go b/components/engine/pkg/term/term.go
similarity index 100%
rename from components/engine/term/term.go
rename to components/engine/pkg/term/term.go
diff --git a/components/engine/term/termios_darwin.go b/components/engine/pkg/term/termios_darwin.go
similarity index 100%
rename from components/engine/term/termios_darwin.go
rename to components/engine/pkg/term/termios_darwin.go
diff --git a/components/engine/term/termios_linux.go b/components/engine/pkg/term/termios_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from components/engine/term/termios_linux.go
rename to components/engine/pkg/term/termios_linux.go
diff --git a/components/engine/utils/jsonmessage.go b/components/engine/utils/jsonmessage.go
index cc467162f9..e06780fc1e 100644
--- a/components/engine/utils/jsonmessage.go
+++ b/components/engine/utils/jsonmessage.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/term"
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/pkg/term"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"time"