diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index b2fb6dbffcef0c4999439287b3e1c1a10bdcf264..c3cb6ad8cc3714d78027a5d503601fd3c7b4d6fc 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ECHO)		+= echo/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VEXPRESS_SYSCFG)	+= vexpress-syscfg.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CXL_BASE)		+= cxl/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PANEL)             += panel.o
+
+lkdtm-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm_core.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
rename to drivers/misc/lkdtm_core.c