diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b2e38ada8c..7d02a9299d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ if(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
   )
 
   set(GEN_KOBJ_LIST ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/gen_kobject_list.py)
-  set(PROCESS_GPERF ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/process_gperf.py)
+  set(PROCESS_GPERF ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/scripts/build/process_gperf.py)
 endif()
 
 get_property(CSTD GLOBAL PROPERTY CSTD)
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 13033e225d0..4e97e5ad08a 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ scripts/build/gen_image_info.py           @tejlmand
 /scripts/build/gen_kobject_placeholders.py      @dcpleung
 /scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py            @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/list_boards.py                   @mbolivar-nordic
-/scripts/process_gperf.py                 @dcpleung @nashif
+/scripts/build/process_gperf.py           @dcpleung @nashif
 /scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py        @dcpleung
 /scripts/requirements*.txt                @mbolivar-nordic @galak @nashif
 /scripts/tests/twister/                   @aasthagr
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.yml b/MAINTAINERS.yml
index a14a65b240f..1d744a8e095 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS.yml
+++ b/MAINTAINERS.yml
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ Userspace:
         - scripts/build/gen_app_partitions.py
         - scripts/build/gen_kobject_list.py
         - scripts/build/gen_syscalls.py
-        - scripts/process_gperf.py
+        - scripts/build/process_gperf.py
         - scripts/build/gen_relocate_app.py
         - include/zephyr/sys/kobject.h
     labels:
diff --git a/doc/build/cmake/build-postprocess-4.svg b/doc/build/cmake/build-postprocess-4.svg
index 9c15abbdaaf..7db427dee46 100644
Binary files a/doc/build/cmake/build-postprocess-4.svg and b/doc/build/cmake/build-postprocess-4.svg differ
diff --git a/doc/build/cmake/index.rst b/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
index b50c88711fb..c638b842bd2 100644
--- a/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
+++ b/doc/build/cmake/index.rst
@@ -402,10 +402,10 @@ The following is a detailed description of the scripts used during the build pro
 
 .. _process_gperf.py:
 
-:zephyr_file:`scripts/process_gperf.py`
+:zephyr_file:`scripts/build/process_gperf.py`
 ---------------------------------------
 
-.. include:: ../../../scripts/process_gperf.py
+.. include:: ../../../scripts/build/process_gperf.py
    :start-after: """
    :end-before: """
 
diff --git a/scripts/process_gperf.py b/scripts/build/process_gperf.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/process_gperf.py
rename to scripts/build/process_gperf.py