diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index f530c2980618..80b5bdc65055 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 subdir-y := accounting auxdisplay blackfin \
-	laptops mic misc-devices pcmcia timers watchdog
+	laptops misc-devices pcmcia timers watchdog
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/Makefile b/Documentation/mic/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index a191d453badf..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/mic/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-subdir-y := mpssd
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile b/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 06871b0c08a6..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
-# List of programs to build
-hostprogs-$(CONFIG_X86_64) := mpssd
-
-mpssd-objs := mpssd.o sysfs.o
-
-# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
-always := $(hostprogs-y)
-
-HOSTCFLAGS += -I$(objtree)/usr/include -I$(srctree)/tools/include
-
-ifdef DEBUG
-HOSTCFLAGS += -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG)
-endif
-
-HOSTLOADLIBES_mpssd := -lpthread
-
-install:
-	install mpssd /usr/sbin/mpssd
-	install micctrl /usr/sbin/micctrl
-endif
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/.gitignore b/samples/mic/mpssd/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/mic/mpssd/.gitignore
rename to samples/mic/mpssd/.gitignore
diff --git a/samples/mic/mpssd/Makefile b/samples/mic/mpssd/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e3ef91fed6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/mic/mpssd/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
+uname_M := $(shell uname -m 2>/dev/null || echo not)
+ARCH ?= $(shell echo $(uname_M) | sed -e s/i.86/x86/ -e s/x86_64/x86/)
+
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
+
+PROGS := mpssd
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CFLAGS := -I../../../usr/include -I../../../tools/include
+
+ifdef DEBUG
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG)
+endif
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+mpssd: mpssd.c sysfs.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) mpssd.c sysfs.c -o mpssd -lpthread
+
+install:
+	install mpssd /usr/sbin/mpssd
+	install micctrl /usr/sbin/micctrl
+
+clean:
+	rm -fr $(PROGS)
+
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/micctrl b/samples/mic/mpssd/micctrl
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/mic/mpssd/micctrl
rename to samples/mic/mpssd/micctrl
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpss b/samples/mic/mpssd/mpss
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpss
rename to samples/mic/mpssd/mpss
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpssd.c b/samples/mic/mpssd/mpssd.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpssd.c
rename to samples/mic/mpssd/mpssd.c
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpssd.h b/samples/mic/mpssd/mpssd.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpssd.h
rename to samples/mic/mpssd/mpssd.h
diff --git a/Documentation/mic/mpssd/sysfs.c b/samples/mic/mpssd/sysfs.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/mic/mpssd/sysfs.c
rename to samples/mic/mpssd/sysfs.c