diff --git a/RepositoryModule_host.mk b/RepositoryModule_host.mk
index b58e73e00eca..f89f6b391620 100644
--- a/RepositoryModule_host.mk
+++ b/RepositoryModule_host.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_moduledirs,libreoffice,\
 	jvmfwk \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LANGUAGETOOL,languagetool) \
 	librelogo \
-	$(call gb_Helper_optional,WPG,libwpg) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,WPS,libwps) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LIBXML2,libxml2) \
 	libxmlsec \
diff --git a/external/Module_external.mk b/external/Module_external.mk
index 59c83e4a70fd..840081a598e8 100644
--- a/external/Module_external.mk
+++ b/external/Module_external.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_moduledirs,external,\
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,ORCUS,liborcus) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,VISIO,libvisio) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,WPD,libwpd) \
+	$(call gb_Helper_optional,WPG,libwpg) \
 ))
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/libwpg/ExternalProject_libwpg.mk b/external/libwpg/ExternalProject_libwpg.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from libwpg/ExternalProject_libwpg.mk
rename to external/libwpg/ExternalProject_libwpg.mk
diff --git a/libwpg/Makefile b/external/libwpg/Makefile
similarity index 71%
rename from libwpg/Makefile
rename to external/libwpg/Makefile
index ccb1c85a04da..e4968cf85fb6 100644
--- a/libwpg/Makefile
+++ b/external/libwpg/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module_directory:=$(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
-include $(module_directory)/../solenv/gbuild/partial_build.mk
+include $(module_directory)/../../solenv/gbuild/partial_build.mk
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/libwpg/Module_libwpg.mk b/external/libwpg/Module_libwpg.mk
similarity index 93%
rename from libwpg/Module_libwpg.mk
rename to external/libwpg/Module_libwpg.mk
index 411e71f9eb31..9e468a58a9cb 100644
--- a/libwpg/Module_libwpg.mk
+++ b/external/libwpg/Module_libwpg.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,libwpg))
 
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_WPG),NO)
-
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,libwpg,\
 	ExternalProject_libwpg \
 	UnpackedTarball_libwpg \
 ))
 
-endif
-
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/libwpg/README b/external/libwpg/README
similarity index 100%
rename from libwpg/README
rename to external/libwpg/README
diff --git a/libwpg/UnpackedTarball_libwpg.mk b/external/libwpg/UnpackedTarball_libwpg.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from libwpg/UnpackedTarball_libwpg.mk
rename to external/libwpg/UnpackedTarball_libwpg.mk