diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/Makefile
index 3d3c8a9730626f280e08d46e68f10394231d5ca7..76c336e6f5b569ca6fa35032bf8e8a1ef88d5997 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Common support
-obj-y := icoll.o ocotp.o system.o timer.o mm.o
+obj-y := icoll.o ocotp.o system.o mm.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PM) += pm.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
index 4d8283aec5b51286ba3942ce4e3223a9281ab3cf..89c5adc498b35a3aebd61aece2653b408580ae8c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CLKSRC_NOMADIK_MTU)	+= nomadik-mtu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CLKSRC_DBX500_PRCMU)	+= clksrc-dbx500-prcmu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARMADA_370_XP_TIMER)	+= time-armada-370-xp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835)	+= bcm2835_timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXS)		+= mxs_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SUNXI_TIMER)	+= sunxi_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA)	+= tegra20_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VT8500_TIMER)	+= vt8500_timer.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/mxs_timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arm/mach-mxs/timer.c
rename to drivers/clocksource/mxs_timer.c