diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 364e6fe8ec350a1cd810f9aa39305b2cfe1f6c94..f4f000abc4e9f497e08bb80c64af2a627e3bdb84 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -252,21 +252,6 @@ config ACPI_TOSHIBA
 	  If you have a legacy free Toshiba laptop (such as the Libretto L1
 	  series), say Y.
 
-config ACPI_SONY
-	tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
-	depends on X86 && ACPI
-	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	default m
-	  ---help---
-	  This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
-	  ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.
-
-	  It gives access to some extra laptop functionalities. In
-	  its current form, the only thing this driver does is letting
-	  the user set or query the screen brightness.
-
-	  Read <file:Documentation/acpi/sony_acpi.txt> for more information.
-
 config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT
 	bool "Include Custom DSDT"
 	depends on !STANDALONE
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index 31b9ad2218af311b55dace263fb554c837bc9656..bce7ca27b429e2874eb4e78a229dd65871070d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL)	+= thermal.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM)	+= system.o event.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG)	+= debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA)		+= numa.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SONY)		+= sony_acpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS)		+= asus_acpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_IBM)		+= ibm_acpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA)	+= toshiba_acpi.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index 00db31c314e0d9d30a8287eed91cea12de375665..78fc47ba971784169d42ebbf2674af2f5270d2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -88,4 +88,18 @@ config MSI_LAPTOP
 
 	  If you have an MSI S270 laptop, say Y or M here.
 
+config SONY_LAPTOP
+	tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
+	depends on X86 && ACPI
+	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
+	  ---help---
+	  This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
+	  ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.
+
+	  It gives access to some extra laptop functionalities. In
+	  its current form, the only thing this driver does is letting
+	  the user set or query the screen brightness.
+
+	  Read <file:Documentation/acpi/sony_acpi.txt> for more information.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index c9e98ab021c5b096658012057a8e58542bbb1eef..f86f9dcfcfe52c23b23e87376f5c67b20808b18c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LKDTM)		+= lkdtm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TIFM_CORE)       	+= tifm_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TIFM_7XX1)       	+= tifm_7xx1.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SGI_IOC4)		+= ioc4.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SONY_LAPTOP)	+= sony-laptop.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sony_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/acpi/sony_acpi.c
rename to drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index c01d98db2fc1513138536c448c20f3ec2f7e6b24..103657e1b449381c51a7206f4d7daa2667f005b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sony_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int sony_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 					NULL, &sony_backlight_properties);
 
 	        if (IS_ERR(sony_backlight_device)) {
-        	        printk(LOG_PFX "unable to register backlight device\n");
+			printk(LOG_PFX "unable to register backlight device\n");
 			sony_backlight_device = NULL;
 		}
 		else