diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs b/vmm/src/api/http/http_endpoint.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
rename to vmm/src/api/http/http_endpoint.rs
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http.rs b/vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from vmm/src/api/http.rs
rename to vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs
index fd5188271..12ddad93a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
-use crate::api::http_endpoint::{VmActionHandler, VmCreate, VmInfo, VmmPing, VmmShutdown};
+use self::http_endpoint::{VmActionHandler, VmCreate, VmInfo, VmmPing, VmmShutdown};
 use crate::api::{ApiError, ApiRequest, VmAction};
 use crate::seccomp_filters::{get_seccomp_filter, Thread};
 use crate::{Error as VmmError, Result};
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
+pub mod http_endpoint;
+
 /// Errors associated with VMM management
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum HttpError {
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/mod.rs b/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
index 5b0c3847e..2f6d7d42b 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pub use self::http::start_http_fd_thread;
 pub use self::http::start_http_path_thread;
 
 pub mod http;
-pub mod http_endpoint;
 
 use crate::config::{
     DeviceConfig, DiskConfig, FsConfig, NetConfig, PmemConfig, RestoreConfig, UserDeviceConfig,