diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
index 074e50657366b1df706a5ab014e7d95544767d29..c7ef8d1862d6b1db8fe31e8d534f39efb7afbbe6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/Kconfig
@@ -409,6 +409,14 @@ config TSL2583
 	 Provides support for the TAOS tsl2580, tsl2581 and tsl2583 devices.
 	 Access ALS data via iio, sysfs.
 
+config TSL2772
+	tristate "TAOS TSL/TMD2x71 and TSL/TMD2x72 Family of light and proximity sensors"
+	depends on I2C
+	help
+	 Support for: tsl2571, tsl2671, tmd2671, tsl2771, tmd2771, tsl2572, tsl2672,
+	 tmd2672, tsl2772, tmd2772 devices.
+	 Provides iio_events and direct access via sysfs.
+
 config TSL4531
 	tristate "TAOS TSL4531 ambient light sensors"
 	depends on I2C
diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/Makefile b/drivers/iio/light/Makefile
index f1777036d4f89f94bb9e2c25dd168f97d5b8d73a..80943af5d627dd3feaa0485d63092fe464ac7516 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ST_UVIS25_SPI)	+= st_uvis25_spi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCS3414)		+= tcs3414.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCS3472)		+= tcs3472.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TSL2583)		+= tsl2583.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_TSL2772)		+= tsl2772.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TSL4531)		+= tsl4531.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_US5182D)		+= us5182d.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VCNL4000)		+= vcnl4000.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2772.c b/drivers/iio/light/tsl2772.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2772.c
rename to drivers/iio/light/tsl2772.c
index a59bf39c28d42baf7b8f44be3793c39652d9e2f0..34d42a2504c92bf43ee1216f1855e9febfd03161 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2772.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/tsl2772.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/events.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
-#include "tsl2772.h"
+#include <linux/platform_data/tsl2772.h>
 
 /* Cal defs */
 #define PROX_STAT_CAL			0
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
index bd9445956511ebede933cf5d33ea3119ddeeef9d..aee2335a25a1211624c26dba115cf50533efa52a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ source "drivers/staging/iio/cdc/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/staging/iio/frequency/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/staging/iio/gyro/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/staging/iio/impedance-analyzer/Kconfig"
-source "drivers/staging/iio/light/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/staging/iio/meter/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/staging/iio/resolver/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile b/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile
index e99a375c07b97dbdcf1214f458db457716b583fe..c28d657497de821242f6c9b12bbfd231dd93a012 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ obj-y += cdc/
 obj-y += frequency/
 obj-y += gyro/
 obj-y += impedance-analyzer/
-obj-y += light/
 obj-y += meter/
 obj-y += resolver/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/iio/light/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index dfa37386ad2c381d31e131d701643e352a311dc8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/Kconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Light sensors
-#
-menu "Light sensors"
-
-config TSL2772
-	tristate "TAOS TSL/TMD2x71 and TSL/TMD2x72 Family of light and proximity sensors"
-	depends on I2C
-	help
-	 Support for: tsl2571, tsl2671, tmd2671, tsl2771, tmd2771, tsl2572, tsl2672,
-	 tmd2672, tsl2772, tmd2772 devices.
-	 Provides iio_events and direct access via sysfs.
-
-endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/Makefile b/drivers/staging/iio/light/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index e7e77a11f02a159f80a9e0bdba8a46844e0a4d6e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Makefile for industrial I/O Light sensors
-#
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_TSL2772)	+= tsl2772.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2772.h b/include/linux/platform_data/tsl2772.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2772.h
rename to include/linux/platform_data/tsl2772.h