diff --git a/RepositoryModule_host.mk b/RepositoryModule_host.mk
index 2d3be85e1c1f..bf900b1e62a5 100644
--- a/RepositoryModule_host.mk
+++ b/RepositoryModule_host.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_moduledirs,libreoffice,\
 	lingucomponent \
 	linguistic \
 	lotuswordpro \
-	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LPSOLVE,lpsolve) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,DESKTOP,l10ntools) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,MARIADB,libmariadb) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,MDDS,mdds) \
diff --git a/external/Module_external.mk b/external/Module_external.mk
index ec88b2d84e36..9d24b23b51b9 100644
--- a/external/Module_external.mk
+++ b/external/Module_external.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_moduledirs,external,\
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LIBPNG,libpng) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LIBXML2,libxml2) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LIBXSLT,libxslt) \
+	$(call gb_Helper_optional,LPSOLVE,lpsolve) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,MSPUB,libmspub) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,MWAW,libmwaw) \
 	$(call gb_Helper_optional,ODFGEN,libodfgen) \
diff --git a/lpsolve/ExternalPackage_lpsolve.mk b/external/lpsolve/ExternalPackage_lpsolve.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/ExternalPackage_lpsolve.mk
rename to external/lpsolve/ExternalPackage_lpsolve.mk
diff --git a/lpsolve/ExternalProject_lpsolve.mk b/external/lpsolve/ExternalProject_lpsolve.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/ExternalProject_lpsolve.mk
rename to external/lpsolve/ExternalProject_lpsolve.mk
diff --git a/lpsolve/Makefile b/external/lpsolve/Makefile
similarity index 71%
rename from lpsolve/Makefile
rename to external/lpsolve/Makefile
index ccb1c85a04da..e4968cf85fb6 100644
--- a/lpsolve/Makefile
+++ b/external/lpsolve/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module_directory:=$(dir $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
-include $(module_directory)/../solenv/gbuild/partial_build.mk
+include $(module_directory)/../../solenv/gbuild/partial_build.mk
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/lpsolve/Module_lpsolve.mk b/external/lpsolve/Module_lpsolve.mk
similarity index 88%
rename from lpsolve/Module_lpsolve.mk
rename to external/lpsolve/Module_lpsolve.mk
index 10d0bbad2d30..e0094f609c7d 100644
--- a/lpsolve/Module_lpsolve.mk
+++ b/external/lpsolve/Module_lpsolve.mk
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_Module,lpsolve))
 
-ifeq ($(ENABLE_LPSOLVE),TRUE)
-ifeq ($(SYSTEM_LPSOLVE),NO)
 $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,lpsolve,\
 	UnpackedTarball_lpsolve \
 	ExternalPackage_lpsolve \
 	ExternalProject_lpsolve \
 ))
-endif
-endif
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/lpsolve/README b/external/lpsolve/README
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/README
rename to external/lpsolve/README
diff --git a/lpsolve/UnpackedTarball_lpsolve.mk b/external/lpsolve/UnpackedTarball_lpsolve.mk
similarity index 80%
rename from lpsolve/UnpackedTarball_lpsolve.mk
rename to external/lpsolve/UnpackedTarball_lpsolve.mk
index f9074a2cd218..464fcab8a1ef 100644
--- a/lpsolve/UnpackedTarball_lpsolve.mk
+++ b/external/lpsolve/UnpackedTarball_lpsolve.mk
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ ifeq ($(OS_FOR_BUILD),WNT)
 
 $(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_set_patchflags,lpsolve,--binary))
 $(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_add_patches,lpsolve,\
-	lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5-windows.patch \
+	external/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5-windows.patch \
 ))
 
 else
 
 $(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_add_patches,lpsolve,\
-	lpsolve/lp_solve-aix.patch \
-	lpsolve/lp_solve-fixed-warn.patch \
-	lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5.patch \
+	external/lpsolve/lp_solve-aix.patch \
+	external/lpsolve/lp_solve-fixed-warn.patch \
+	external/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5.patch \
 ))
 
-$(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_add_file,lpsolve,lpsolve55/ccc.static,lpsolve/ccc.static))
+$(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_add_file,lpsolve,lpsolve55/ccc.static,external/lpsolve/ccc.static))
 
 endif
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/lpsolve/ccc.static b/external/lpsolve/ccc.static
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/ccc.static
rename to external/lpsolve/ccc.static
diff --git a/lpsolve/lp_solve-aix.patch b/external/lpsolve/lp_solve-aix.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/lp_solve-aix.patch
rename to external/lpsolve/lp_solve-aix.patch
diff --git a/lpsolve/lp_solve-fixed-warn.patch b/external/lpsolve/lp_solve-fixed-warn.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/lp_solve-fixed-warn.patch
rename to external/lpsolve/lp_solve-fixed-warn.patch
diff --git a/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5-windows.patch b/external/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5-windows.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5-windows.patch
rename to external/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5-windows.patch
diff --git a/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5.patch b/external/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5.patch
rename to external/lpsolve/lp_solve_5.5.patch