diff --git a/arch/x86/events/Makefile b/arch/x86/events/Makefile
index b4e80d02a78a6face5dedf19a24af0a84a2a9285..fdfea1511cc0e10462fe5413fbd0ac8863caee9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/events/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 obj-y			+= core.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)               += amd/core.o amd/uncore.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)            += amd/ibs.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)            += amd/ibs.o msr.o
 ifdef CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)               += amd/iommu.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/core.o intel/bts.o intel/cqm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/cstate.o intel/ds.o intel/knc.o 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/lbr.o intel/p4.o intel/p6.o intel/pt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/rapl.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/rapl.o msr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_INTEL_UNCORE)	+= intel/uncore.o intel/uncore_nhmex.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_INTEL_UNCORE)	+= intel/uncore_snb.o intel/uncore_snbep.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_msr.c b/arch/x86/events/msr.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_msr.c
rename to arch/x86/events/msr.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 5cc09fc6ae6022705b6f69daea1e46b03223ed91..7a60424d63fa4853c37941725bfaa73372c81175 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_CENTAUR)		+= centaur.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_TRANSMETA_32)	+= transmeta.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_UMC_32)		+= umc.o
 
-ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= perf_event_msr.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)		+= perf_event_msr.o
-endif
-
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE)			+= mcheck/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTRR)			+= mtrr/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MICROCODE)			+= microcode/