diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/generate_index b/pkgs/by-name/docsets/make-docset-index/make-docset-index
similarity index 95%
rename from pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/generate_index
rename to pkgs/by-name/docsets/make-docset-index/make-docset-index
index c5362384f..53d9368a9 100755
--- a/pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/generate_index
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/docsets/make-docset-index/make-docset-index
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def register_section(db, attrpath: str) -> None:
 
 def main() -> None:
     logging.basicConfig()
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = "Generate Dash/Zeal docset index for use with nixpkgs html manual")
-    parser.add_argument("locations", type=Path, help="path to locations.json, a dict mapping attrpath to code location for all nixpkgs.lib attrs")
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = "Generate Dash/Zeal docset index for use with an existing HTML manual")
+    parser.add_argument("locations", type=Path, help="path to locations.json, a dict mapping attrpath to code location for all attrpaths that should be linked into the docs")
     parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path)
     parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store_true")
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/docsets/make-docset-index/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/docsets/make-docset-index/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b719a8444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/docsets/make-docset-index/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  static-nix-shell,
+}:
+static-nix-shell.mkPython3 {
+  pname = "make-docset-index";
+  srcRoot = ./.;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/package.nix
index 76c195b2d..75b44b84e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/docsets/nixpkgs-lib/package.nix
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # - <https://github.com/nixosbrasil/nix-docgen>
 # - <https://kapeli.com/docsets#dashDocset>
 {
+  docsets,
   lib,
   nixpkgs-manual,
-  static-nix-shell,
   stdenv,
 }:
 let
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@ let
       cp locations.json $out/locations.json
     '';
   });
-  generate_index = static-nix-shell.mkPython3 {
-    pname = "generate_index";
-    srcRoot = ./.;
-  };
 
   docset = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     pname = "nixpkgs-lib";
     version = lib.version;
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ generate_index ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ docsets.make-docset-index ];
 
     unpackPhase = ''
       cp ${./Info.plist} Info.plist
@@ -41,7 +37,7 @@ let
       cp Info.plist nixpkgs-lib.docset/Contents/
       cp -R nixpkgs-manual nixpkgs-lib.docset/Contents/Resources/Documents
 
-      generate_index --verbose locations.json --output nixpkgs-lib.docset/Contents/Resources/docSet.dsidx
+      make-docset-index --verbose locations.json --output nixpkgs-lib.docset/Contents/Resources/docSet.dsidx
 
       runHook postBuild
     '';
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ let
     '';
 
     passthru = {
-      inherit generate_index lib-locations;
+      inherit lib-locations;
     };
   };
 in