diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index 5bc765d4c3ca..8238f89f73c9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SYNCLINK_GT)	+= synclink_gt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL) += amiserial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SX)		+= sx.o generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RIO)		+= rio/ generic_serial.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_CONSOLE)	+= virtio_console.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER)	+= raw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SGI_SNSC)		+= snsc.o snsc_event.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MSPEC)		+= mspec.o
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/tty/hvc/virtio_console.c
rename to drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 896a2ced1d27..5feadeefef3f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/virtio_console.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
-#include "hvc_console.h"
+#include "../tty/hvc/hvc_console.h"
 
 /*
  * This is a global struct for storing common data for all the devices
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/Makefile b/drivers/tty/hvc/Makefile
index e6bed5f177ff..d79e7e9bf9d2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_XEN)		+= hvc_xen.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_IUCV)		+= hvc_iucv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_UDBG)		+= hvc_udbg.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVCS)		+= hvcs.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_CONSOLE)	+= virtio_console.o