diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 774ae616d..fc3329c8e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ else
 include frontends/verilog/Makefile.inc
 include frontends/ilang/Makefile.inc
 include frontends/ast/Makefile.inc
+include frontends/blif/Makefile.inc
 
 OBJS += passes/hierarchy/hierarchy.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/select.o
@@ -267,7 +268,6 @@ OBJS += passes/cmds/plugin.o
 include passes/proc/Makefile.inc
 include passes/opt/Makefile.inc
 include passes/techmap/Makefile.inc
-include passes/abc/Makefile.inc
 
 include backends/verilog/Makefile.inc
 include backends/ilang/Makefile.inc
diff --git a/frontends/blif/Makefile.inc b/frontends/blif/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9729184eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontends/blif/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+OBJS += frontends/blif/blifparse.o
+
diff --git a/passes/abc/blifparse.cc b/frontends/blif/blifparse.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from passes/abc/blifparse.cc
rename to frontends/blif/blifparse.cc
diff --git a/passes/abc/blifparse.h b/frontends/blif/blifparse.h
similarity index 100%
rename from passes/abc/blifparse.h
rename to frontends/blif/blifparse.h
diff --git a/passes/abc/Makefile.inc b/passes/abc/Makefile.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index a7c5b02c6..000000000
--- a/passes/abc/Makefile.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-
-ifeq ($(ENABLE_ABC),1)
-OBJS += passes/abc/abc.o
-OBJS += passes/abc/blifparse.o
-endif
-
diff --git a/passes/techmap/Makefile.inc b/passes/techmap/Makefile.inc
index a3e429cec..6ef4fbc26 100644
--- a/passes/techmap/Makefile.inc
+++ b/passes/techmap/Makefile.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ OBJS += passes/techmap/dfflibmap.o
 OBJS += passes/techmap/maccmap.o
 OBJS += passes/techmap/libparse.o
 
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_ABC),1)
+OBJS += passes/techmap/abc.o
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(SMALL),1)
 OBJS += passes/techmap/iopadmap.o
 OBJS += passes/techmap/hilomap.o
diff --git a/passes/abc/abc.cc b/passes/techmap/abc.cc
similarity index 99%
rename from passes/abc/abc.cc
rename to passes/techmap/abc.cc
index 81cf2bd4c..2db9e259e 100644
--- a/passes/abc/abc.cc
+++ b/passes/techmap/abc.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #  include <dirent.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "blifparse.h"
+#include "frontends/blif/blifparse.h"
 
 USING_YOSYS_NAMESPACE
 PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN