diff --git a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
index 7973bb0854960250e6c0b655864497a47c3cb708..0ba692c1017a6f2f659916d65e552e12680ec6dc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
+++ b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 platforms += alchemy
 platforms += ar7
 platforms += cobalt
+platforms += dec
 platforms += jazz
 platforms += loongson
 platforms += mipssim
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index f714c85135158fc617775cb4910171f704da5cde..efaae8578ee7d82fe972abd4f38d7eca383ad345 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -191,14 +191,6 @@ endif
 #
 include $(srctree)/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
 
-#
-# DECstation family
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)	+= arch/mips/dec/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-dec
-libs-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)	+= arch/mips/dec/prom/
-load-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)	+= 0xffffffff80040000
-
 #
 # Wind River PPMC Board (4KC + GT64120)
 #
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/Makefile b/arch/mips/dec/Makefile
index c530208ee15494ce22c09ca247ed1ba32b70ce1d..9eb2f9c036aad596584427a5512255aab1769f8b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/Makefile
@@ -8,5 +8,3 @@ obj-y		:= ecc-berr.o int-handler.o ioasic-irq.o kn01-berr.o \
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROM_CONSOLE)	+= promcon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TC)		+= tc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_HAS_WB)	+= wbflush.o
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/Platform b/arch/mips/dec/Platform
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3adbcbd95db1efd4dbb18fba91bc978153079d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/Platform
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# DECstation family
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)	= dec/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)	+= \
+			-I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-dec
+libs-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)		+= arch/mips/dec/prom/
+load-$(CONFIG_MACH_DECSTATION)		+= 0xffffffff80040000