diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ea80639c2..2db9f58c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./tools/check_scripts.sh
 
     - name: Check Python stub file
-      run: ./doc/python_stub.py | diff src/plugins/python/weechat.pyi -
+      run: ./tools/generate_python_stub.py | diff src/plugins/python/weechat.pyi -
 
     - name: Check Curl symbols
       run: curl --silent --show-error --fail --retry 10 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/curl/curl/master/docs/libcurl/symbols-in-versions | ./tools/check_curl_symbols.py
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/weechat.pyi b/src/plugins/python/weechat.pyi
index cee9dc069..c7da88ca9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/weechat.pyi
+++ b/src/plugins/python/weechat.pyi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# WeeChat Python stub file, auto-generated by python_stub.py.
+# WeeChat Python stub file, auto-generated by generate_python_stub.py.
 # DO NOT EDIT BY HAND!
 #
 
diff --git a/doc/python_stub.py b/tools/generate_python_stub.py
similarity index 96%
rename from doc/python_stub.py
rename to tools/generate_python_stub.py
index 5aa5025b1..5d529ac28 100755
--- a/doc/python_stub.py
+++ b/tools/generate_python_stub.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ from textwrap import indent
 
 import re
 
-DOC_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "en"
+DOC_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "doc" / "en"
 SRC_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "src"
 
 STUB_HEADER = """\
 #
-# WeeChat Python stub file, auto-generated by python_stub.py.
+# WeeChat Python stub file, auto-generated by generate_python_stub.py.
 # DO NOT EDIT BY HAND!
 #