diff --git a/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/dune b/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/dune
index cbaf5cd3efac..7bed1ce9cbd6 100644
--- a/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/dune
+++ b/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/dune
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   (dune_site
    (plugins)
    (data_module dune_site_plugins_data)))
- (libraries dune-site dune-private-libs.meta_parser linker)
+ (libraries dune-site dune-private-libs.meta_parser dune-site.linker)
  (instrumentation
   (backend bisect_ppx)))
diff --git a/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/linker/dune b/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/linker/dune
index ce852a1e35b5..acff16bb2002 100644
--- a/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/linker/dune
+++ b/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/linker/dune
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (library
- (name linker)
+ (name dune_site_backend)
  (public_name dune-site.linker)
  (virtual_modules linker)
  (default_implementation dune-site.dynlink))
diff --git a/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/plugins.ml b/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/plugins.ml
index 7d848890f7bd..2fd2475b9554 100644
--- a/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/plugins.ml
+++ b/otherlibs/site/src/plugins/plugins.ml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ let load_gen ~load_requires dirs name =
     List.iter
       (fun p ->
         let file = Filename.concat directory p in
-        Linker.load file)
+        Dune_site_backend.Linker.load file)
       plugins)
 
 let rec load_requires name =