diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index a6d2a43bbf2e..b124f62ed6cb 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -105,4 +105,11 @@ config SAMPLE_BLACKFIN_GPTIMERS
 	help
 	  Build samples of blackfin gptimers sample module.
 
+config SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_MTTY
+	tristate "Build VFIO mtty example mediated device sample code -- loadable modules only"
+	depends on VFIO_MDEV_DEVICE && m
+	help
+	  Build a virtual tty sample driver for use as a VFIO
+	  mediated device
+
 endif # SAMPLES
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index e17d66d77f09..86a137e451d9 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLES)	+= kobject/ kprobes/ trace_events/ livepatch/ \
 			   hw_breakpoint/ kfifo/ kdb/ hidraw/ rpmsg/ seccomp/ \
-			   configfs/ connector/ v4l/ trace_printk/ blackfin/
+			   configfs/ connector/ v4l/ trace_printk/ blackfin/ \
+			   vfio-mdev/
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/Makefile b/samples/vfio-mdev/Makefile
index a932edbe38eb..cbbd868a50a8 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/Makefile
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1 @@
-#
-# Makefile for mtty.c file
-#
-KERNEL_DIR:=/lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
-
-obj-m:=mtty.o
-
-modules clean modules_install:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_DIR) SUBDIRS=$(PWD) $@
-
-default: modules
-
-module: modules
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_MTTY) += mtty.o