diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index b2210b7af2e5..0b8cd503224c 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-subdir-y := accounting auxdisplay blackfin \
+subdir-y := accounting blackfin \
 	laptops pcmcia
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile b/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index ada4dac99ef4..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# List of programs to build
-hostprogs-y := cfag12864b-example
-
-# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
-always := $(hostprogs-y)
-
-HOSTCFLAGS_cfag12864b-example.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b b/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b
index eb7be393a510..12fd51b8de75 100644
--- a/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b
+++ b/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@ Although the LCD won't get updated until the next refresh time arrives.
 Also, you can mmap the framebuffer: open & mmap, munmap & close...
 which is the best option for most uses.
 
-Check Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
+Check samples/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
 for a real working userspace complete program with usage examples.
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/.gitignore b/samples/auxdisplay/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/auxdisplay/.gitignore
rename to samples/auxdisplay/.gitignore
diff --git a/samples/auxdisplay/Makefile b/samples/auxdisplay/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..05e471feb6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/auxdisplay/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CFLAGS := -I../../usr/include
+
+PROGS := cfag12864b-example
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -fr $(PROGS)
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c b/samples/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c
rename to samples/auxdisplay/cfag12864b-example.c