diff --git a/src/fileFormats/Make/files b/src/fileFormats/Make/files
index 71fc592e3d..90e334957a 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/Make/files
+++ b/src/fileFormats/Make/files
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ vtk/part/foamVtuCells.C
 vtk/part/foamVtuSizing.C
 
 vtk/read/vtkUnstructuredReader.C
+vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.C
 
 coordSet/coordSet.C
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/output/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.C b/src/fileFormats/vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.C
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshTools/output/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.C
rename to src/fileFormats/vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.C
diff --git a/src/meshTools/output/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.H b/src/fileFormats/vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.H
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshTools/output/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.H
rename to src/fileFormats/vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.H
diff --git a/src/meshTools/output/foamVtkSurfaceWriterTemplates.C b/src/fileFormats/vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriterTemplates.C
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshTools/output/foamVtkSurfaceWriterTemplates.C
rename to src/fileFormats/vtk/write/foamVtkSurfaceWriterTemplates.C
diff --git a/src/meshTools/Make/files b/src/meshTools/Make/files
index ae698d00ca..28b8b4f24f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/Make/files
+++ b/src/meshTools/Make/files
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ meshStructure/topoDistanceData.C
 meshStructure/pointTopoDistanceData.C
 
 output/foamVtkIndPatchWriter.C
-output/foamVtkSurfaceWriter.C
 output/foamVtkWriteTopoSet.C
 output/foamVtkWriteFaceSet.C
 output/foamVtkWritePointSet.C