diff --git a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
index 9b6e8d71d4c6..c074ee2455b0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
+++ b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ platforms += ar7
 platforms += cobalt
 platforms += loongson
 platforms += mipssim
+platforms += pmc-sierra
 platforms += sgi-ip27
 platforms += vr41xx
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 84fe05a687a4..e83a88d62868 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -221,21 +221,6 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-malta
 load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
 all-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MALTA)	:= $(COMPRESSION_FNAME).bin
 
-#
-# PMC-Sierra MSP SOCs
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_PMC_MSP)		+= arch/mips/pmc-sierra/msp71xx/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_PMC_MSP)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/pmc-sierra/msp71xx \
-					-mno-branch-likely
-load-$(CONFIG_PMC_MSP)		+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# PMC-Sierra Yosemite
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_PMC_YOSEMITE)	+= arch/mips/pmc-sierra/yosemite/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_PMC_YOSEMITE)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-yosemite
-load-$(CONFIG_PMC_YOSEMITE)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
 #
 # LASAT platforms
 #
diff --git a/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/Platform b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/Platform
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f092f2524c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/pmc-sierra/Platform
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#
+# PMC-Sierra MSP SOCs
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_PMC_MSP)	+= pmc-sierra/msp71xx/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_PMC_MSP)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/pmc-sierra/msp71xx \
+					-mno-branch-likely
+load-$(CONFIG_PMC_MSP)		+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# PMC-Sierra Yosemite
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_PMC_YOSEMITE)	+= pmc-sierra/yosemite/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_PMC_YOSEMITE)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-yosemite
+load-$(CONFIG_PMC_YOSEMITE)	+= 0xffffffff80100000