diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 4a20f4441ffe..08484332f329 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ obj-y			+= tsc.o io_delay.o rtc.o
 obj-y			+= pci-iommu_table.o
 obj-y			+= resource.o
 
-obj-y				+= realmode.o
 obj-y				+= process.o
 obj-y				+= i387.o xsave.o
 obj-y				+= ptrace.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/Makefile b/arch/x86/realmode/Makefile
index a05b3aca64ad..94f7fbe97b08 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 subdir- := rm
 
+obj-y += init.o
 obj-y += rmpiggy.o
 
 $(obj)/rmpiggy.o: $(obj)/rm/realmode.bin
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/realmode.c b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/realmode.c
rename to arch/x86/realmode/init.c