diff --git a/cli/mobycli/exec.go b/cli/mobycli/exec.go
index de398785d..15f875091 100644
--- a/cli/mobycli/exec.go
+++ b/cli/mobycli/exec.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/cli/mobycli/resolvepath"
 	apicontext "github.com/docker/compose-cli/context"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/context/store"
 	"github.com/docker/compose-cli/metrics"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func mustDelegateToMoby(ctxType string) bool {
 
 // Exec delegates to com.docker.cli if on moby context
 func Exec(root *cobra.Command) {
-	execBinary, err := LookPath(ComDockerCli)
+	execBinary, err := resolvepath.LookPath(ComDockerCli)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cli/mobycli/lp_unix.go b/cli/mobycli/resolvepath/lp_unix.go
similarity index 97%
rename from cli/mobycli/lp_unix.go
rename to cli/mobycli/resolvepath/lp_unix.go
index 56b1eef65..44caa3648 100644
--- a/cli/mobycli/lp_unix.go
+++ b/cli/mobycli/resolvepath/lp_unix.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package mobycli
+package resolvepath
 
 import (
 	"os/exec"
diff --git a/cli/mobycli/lp_windows.go b/cli/mobycli/resolvepath/lp_windows.go
similarity index 99%
rename from cli/mobycli/lp_windows.go
rename to cli/mobycli/resolvepath/lp_windows.go
index 9fcafaa60..65d9b5b89 100644
--- a/cli/mobycli/lp_windows.go
+++ b/cli/mobycli/resolvepath/lp_windows.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
-package mobycli
+package resolvepath
 
 import (
 	"errors"
diff --git a/scripts/validate/fileheader b/scripts/validate/fileheader
index d8a5a762a..8b503df36 100755
--- a/scripts/validate/fileheader
+++ b/scripts/validate/fileheader
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ fi
 
 BASEPATH="${1-}"
 
-ltag -t "${BASEPATH}scripts/validate/template" -excludes "validate testdata cli/mobycli/lp_windows.go" --check -v
\ No newline at end of file
+ltag -t "${BASEPATH}scripts/validate/template" -excludes "validate testdata resolvepath" --check -v
\ No newline at end of file