diff --git a/storage/local/flock/flock.go b/pkg/flock/flock.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/local/flock/flock.go
rename to pkg/flock/flock.go
diff --git a/storage/local/flock/flock_plan9.go b/pkg/flock/flock_plan9.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/local/flock/flock_plan9.go
rename to pkg/flock/flock_plan9.go
diff --git a/storage/local/flock/flock_solaris.go b/pkg/flock/flock_solaris.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/local/flock/flock_solaris.go
rename to pkg/flock/flock_solaris.go
diff --git a/storage/local/flock/flock_test.go b/pkg/flock/flock_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/local/flock/flock_test.go
rename to pkg/flock/flock_test.go
diff --git a/storage/local/flock/flock_unix.go b/pkg/flock/flock_unix.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/local/flock/flock_unix.go
rename to pkg/flock/flock_unix.go
diff --git a/storage/local/flock/flock_windows.go b/pkg/flock/flock_windows.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/local/flock/flock_windows.go
rename to pkg/flock/flock_windows.go
diff --git a/storage/local/persistence.go b/storage/local/persistence.go
index e7f089a3d5..90af92ae55 100644
--- a/storage/local/persistence.go
+++ b/storage/local/persistence.go
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ import (
 
 	clientmodel "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/flock"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/local/codable"
-	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/local/flock"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/local/index"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/metric"
 )