diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e1b02f1a1891a1c75f96471e55ac64f864c69a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# Makefile for 52xx based boards
+#
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_MERGE),y)
+obj-y				+= mpc52xx_pic.o
+endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc52xx_pic.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_pic.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpc52xx_pic.c
rename to arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_pic.c
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile
index 52984a803e7c02f4caa94a98b628f0245a7df63f..468c5fdde935e69ce22ac759374a1c016e0e5c4e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_EFIKA)		+= efika/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_CHRP)		+= chrp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_4xx)		+= 4xx/
+obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_MPC52xx)	+= 52xx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_83xx)		+= 83xx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_85xx)		+= 85xx/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_86xx)		+= 86xx/
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile
index ee7c6d48af7fb6206166f7340b48eb85496615fa..6cc34597a620202e901927359bf9207664ffb0a8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MTD)		+= rom.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC_MERGE),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_I8259)		+= i8259.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_83xx)		+= ipic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_MPC52xx)	+= mpc52xx_pic.o
 endif
 
 # Temporary hack until we have migrated to asm-powerpc