diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 1cefd218f764093d46d8200b360b915c548c76c6..9139ff69471c5a10ad232c65c93dcecd1a524711 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -58,13 +58,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= early-quirks.o
 apm-y				:= apm_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APM)		+= apm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= smp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= smpboot.o tsc_sync.o ipi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= smpboot.o tsc_sync.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= setup_percpu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_64_SMP)	+= tsc_sync.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_TRAMPOLINE)	+= trampoline_$(BITS).o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE)	+= mpparse.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o nmi.o ipi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC)	+= io_apic.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic/
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_REBOOTFIXUPS)	+= reboot_fixups_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE)	+= ftrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER)	+= ftrace.o
@@ -116,17 +115,13 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SWIOTLB)			+= pci-swiotlb_64.o # NB rename without _64
 ###
 # 64 bit specific files
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_64),y)
-        obj-y				+= genapic_64.o genapic_flat_64.o
-        obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= genx2apic_cluster.o
-        obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= genx2apic_phys.o
-	obj-$(CONFIG_X86_UV)		+= genx2apic_uv_x.o tlb_uv.o
-	obj-$(CONFIG_X86_UV)		+= bios_uv.o uv_irq.o uv_sysfs.o
-        obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER)	+= pmtimer_64.o
-        obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= audit_64.o
-
-        obj-$(CONFIG_GART_IOMMU)	+= pci-gart_64.o aperture_64.o
-        obj-$(CONFIG_CALGARY_IOMMU)	+= pci-calgary_64.o tce_64.o
-        obj-$(CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU)		+= amd_iommu_init.o amd_iommu.o
-
-        obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG)	+= mmconf-fam10h_64.o
+	obj-$(CONFIG_X86_UV)		+= tlb_uv.o bios_uv.o uv_irq.o uv_sysfs.o
+	obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER)	+= pmtimer_64.o
+	obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= audit_64.o
+
+	obj-$(CONFIG_GART_IOMMU)	+= pci-gart_64.o aperture_64.o
+	obj-$(CONFIG_CALGARY_IOMMU)	+= pci-calgary_64.o tce_64.o
+	obj-$(CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU)		+= amd_iommu_init.o amd_iommu.o
+
+	obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG)	+= mmconf-fam10h_64.o
 endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da20b70c400071cb36e8bb89b4d143d5ea58d4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+# Makefile for local APIC drivers and for the IO-APIC code
+#
+
+obj-y				:= apic.o ipi.o nmi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC)	+= io_apic.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= ipi.o
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_64),y)
+obj-y				+= apic_64.o apic_flat_64.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= x2apic_cluster.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_X2APIC)	+= x2apic_phys.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_UV)		+= x2apic_uv_x.o
+endif
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_64.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/genapic_64.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_64.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/io_apic.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ipi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/ipi.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/nmi.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_cluster.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_cluster.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_cluster.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_phys.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_uv_x.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c