diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
index 96fb8a020af25938eef052da80846f6a4c767c70..4142d69a5336d69d4c389fce7cdb01687be0ad61 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extra-y := head.o init_task.o vmlinux.lds
 obj-y	:= process.o semaphore.o signal.o entry.o traps.o irq.o \
 		ptrace.o time.o ioport.o ldt.o setup.o i8259.o sys_i386.o \
 		pci-dma.o i386_ksyms.o i387.o bootflag.o \
-		quirks.o i8237.o topology.o alternative.o
+		quirks.o i8237.o topology.o alternative.o i8253.o
 
 obj-y				+= cpu/
 obj-y				+= timers/
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/i386/kernel/i8253.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..29cb2eb34363683d1bbc2ac6d587523de7b460a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * i8253.c  8253/PIT functions
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/sysdev.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <asm/smp.h>
+#include <asm/delay.h>
+#include <asm/i8253.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
+
+#include "io_ports.h"
+
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(i8253_lock);
+
+void setup_pit_timer(void)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags);
+	outb_p(0x34,PIT_MODE);		/* binary, mode 2, LSB/MSB, ch 0 */
+	udelay(10);
+	outb_p(LATCH & 0xff , PIT_CH0);	/* LSB */
+	udelay(10);
+	outb(LATCH >> 8 , PIT_CH0);	/* MSB */
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags);
+}
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
index 9d3074759856e0e1ff508b9ca6aec2b077c27075..796e5faa6ca7cef13165ff6fc7b9421ce3826d90 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/time.c
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ extern unsigned long wall_jiffies;
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rtc_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtc_lock);
 
-#include <asm/i8253.h>
-
-DEFINE_SPINLOCK(i8253_lock);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(i8253_lock);
-
 struct timer_opts *cur_timer __read_mostly = &timer_none;
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_pit.c b/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_pit.c
index b9b6bd56b9bafc27b2be1d3dd2621c4a47a8a782..44cbdf9bda9df2df7ff41ec70ea7a7aecccd1540 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_pit.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/timers/timer_pit.c
@@ -162,16 +162,3 @@ struct init_timer_opts __initdata timer_pit_init = {
 	.init = init_pit, 
 	.opts = &timer_pit,
 };
-
-void setup_pit_timer(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&i8253_lock, flags);
-	outb_p(0x34,PIT_MODE);		/* binary, mode 2, LSB/MSB, ch 0 */
-	udelay(10);
-	outb_p(LATCH & 0xff , PIT_CH0);	/* LSB */
-	udelay(10);
-	outb(LATCH >> 8 , PIT_CH0);	/* MSB */
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i8253_lock, flags);
-}