diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 149e18ef1ab1..057472fbc272 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL) += auditsc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL) += gcov/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE) += audit_tree.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES) += kprobes.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += kgdb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += debug/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP) += softlockup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK) += hung_task.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS) += irq/
diff --git a/kernel/debug/Makefile b/kernel/debug/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d7850415266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/debug/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the linux kernel debugger
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += debug_core.o
+
diff --git a/kernel/kgdb.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel/kgdb.c
rename to kernel/debug/debug_core.c