diff --git a/arch/x86/events/Makefile b/arch/x86/events/Makefile
index 2a2f55d7b6f27672187c9ab93d98cd8704fc5f73..f68232c4de81905e460dbcd5bd56f533bbdd66d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/events/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)               += amd/iommu.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/core.o intel/bts.o intel/cqm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/cstate.o intel/ds.o intel/lbr.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/pt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= intel/pt.o intel/rapl.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
similarity index 99%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_rapl.c
rename to arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
index 24a351ad628d2cbf5d60da7287a85f000f7cb24d..9541f50a534a13c863963785c3fde76d42b7ff78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
-#include "perf_event.h"
+#include "../../kernel/cpu/perf_event.h"
 
 /*
  * RAPL energy status counters
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 595e3ff6cd1b1f1fc023c877da6884506ab96689..018451a4b8f51f02f6f123d14ee8bfdf00d20401 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_UMC_32)		+= umc.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= perf_event_p6.o perf_event_knc.o perf_event_p4.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)		+= perf_event_intel_rapl.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_INTEL_UNCORE)	+= perf_event_intel_uncore.o \
 					   perf_event_intel_uncore_snb.o \