diff --git a/drivers/base/Makefile b/drivers/base/Makefile
index b39ea3f59c9b77edc9ec636383bcc3f3f3225f4e..ff2696823f8d3090721d5b067f9fc24ad1f58e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FW_LOADER)	+= firmware_class.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NUMA)	+= node.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE) += memory.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)	+= topology.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)	+= module.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR) += hypervisor.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER),y)
diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index ca6d273064f870a0671d5d01745b847bd8c2f6d6..05472360f6a2902bcf1001f8c0076776052f6c89 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -73,3 +73,12 @@ extern char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj);
 extern int devres_release_all(struct device *dev);
 
 extern struct kset *devices_kset;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+extern void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
+extern void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
+#else
+static inline void module_add_driver(struct module *mod,
+				     struct device_driver *drv) { }
+static inline void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv) { }
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/base/module.c b/drivers/base/module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cad07be5de1a0ec5ce431335d62090f01091d11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/base/module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * module.c - module sysfs fun for drivers
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include "base.h"
+
+static char *make_driver_name(struct device_driver *drv)
+{
+	char *driver_name;
+
+	driver_name = kmalloc(strlen(drv->name) + strlen(drv->bus->name) + 2,
+			      GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!driver_name)
+		return NULL;
+
+	sprintf(driver_name, "%s:%s", drv->bus->name, drv->name);
+	return driver_name;
+}
+
+static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
+{
+	if (!mk || mk->drivers_dir)
+		return;
+
+	mk->drivers_dir = kobject_create_and_add("drivers", &mk->kobj);
+}
+
+void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
+{
+	char *driver_name;
+	int no_warn;
+	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
+
+	if (!drv)
+		return;
+
+	if (mod)
+		mk = &mod->mkobj;
+	else if (drv->mod_name) {
+		struct kobject *mkobj;
+
+		/* Lookup built-in module entry in /sys/modules */
+		mkobj = kset_find_obj(module_kset, drv->mod_name);
+		if (mkobj) {
+			mk = container_of(mkobj, struct module_kobject, kobj);
+			/* remember our module structure */
+			drv->mkobj = mk;
+			/* kset_find_obj took a reference */
+			kobject_put(mkobj);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!mk)
+		return;
+
+	/* Don't check return codes; these calls are idempotent */
+	no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
+	driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
+	if (driver_name) {
+		module_create_drivers_dir(mk);
+		no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mk->drivers_dir, &drv->kobj,
+					    driver_name);
+		kfree(driver_name);
+	}
+}
+
+void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
+{
+	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
+	char *driver_name;
+
+	if (!drv)
+		return;
+
+	sysfs_remove_link(&drv->kobj, "module");
+
+	if (drv->owner)
+		mk = &drv->owner->mkobj;
+	else if (drv->mkobj)
+		mk = drv->mkobj;
+	if (mk && mk->drivers_dir) {
+		driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
+		if (driver_name) {
+			sysfs_remove_link(mk->drivers_dir, driver_name);
+			kfree(driver_name);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index fbe930b9b69ce14c3249bd71fbe57f17de5d94e2..c97bdb7eb957cdd71e625ac9cf66862132d153da 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -609,21 +609,6 @@ static inline void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) && defined(CONFIG_MODULES)
-
-void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
-void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
-
-#else /* not both CONFIG_SYSFS && CONFIG_MODULES */
-
-static inline void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
-{ }
-
-static inline void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
-{ }
-
-#endif
-
 #define symbol_request(x) try_then_request_module(symbol_get(x), "symbol:" #x)
 
 /* BELOW HERE ALL THESE ARE OBSOLETE AND WILL VANISH */
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d03fcd9d652cd78523c559cc53d2929ee405727d..dc4d3f5ce820882d26c7c1e4c8042610e5038239 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2501,93 +2501,6 @@ void print_modules(void)
 	printk("\n");
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
-static char *make_driver_name(struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	char *driver_name;
-
-	driver_name = kmalloc(strlen(drv->name) + strlen(drv->bus->name) + 2,
-			      GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!driver_name)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sprintf(driver_name, "%s:%s", drv->bus->name, drv->name);
-	return driver_name;
-}
-
-static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
-{
-	if (!mk || mk->drivers_dir)
-		return;
-
-	mk->drivers_dir = kobject_create_and_add("drivers", &mk->kobj);
-}
-
-void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	char *driver_name;
-	int no_warn;
-	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
-
-	if (!drv)
-		return;
-
-	if (mod)
-		mk = &mod->mkobj;
-	else if (drv->mod_name) {
-		struct kobject *mkobj;
-
-		/* Lookup built-in module entry in /sys/modules */
-		mkobj = kset_find_obj(module_kset, drv->mod_name);
-		if (mkobj) {
-			mk = container_of(mkobj, struct module_kobject, kobj);
-			/* remember our module structure */
-			drv->mkobj = mk;
-			/* kset_find_obj took a reference */
-			kobject_put(mkobj);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!mk)
-		return;
-
-	/* Don't check return codes; these calls are idempotent */
-	no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
-	driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
-	if (driver_name) {
-		module_create_drivers_dir(mk);
-		no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mk->drivers_dir, &drv->kobj,
-					    driver_name);
-		kfree(driver_name);
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_add_driver);
-
-void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
-	char *driver_name;
-
-	if (!drv)
-		return;
-
-	sysfs_remove_link(&drv->kobj, "module");
-
-	if (drv->owner)
-		mk = &drv->owner->mkobj;
-	else if (drv->mkobj)
-		mk = drv->mkobj;
-	if (mk && mk->drivers_dir) {
-		driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
-		if (driver_name) {
-			sysfs_remove_link(mk->drivers_dir, driver_name);
-			kfree(driver_name);
-		}
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_remove_driver);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 /* Generate the signature for struct module here, too, for modversions. */
 void struct_module(struct module *mod) { return; }