diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
index c388608ad2a3942ef2c949c87b18f76a33f0c66f..940b1180fbff981840fed1b4c110942cfdb261cf 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MSI_LAPTOP)	+= msi-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_CMPC)		+= classmate-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAL_LAPTOP)	+= compal-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS)	+= dell-smbios.o
+dell-smbios-objs		:= dell-smbios-base.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_WMI)	+= dell-smbios-wmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_SMM)	+= dell-smbios-smm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_LAPTOP)	+= dell-laptop.o
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
rename to drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios-base.c