diff --git a/arch/x86/events/Makefile b/arch/x86/events/Makefile
index 3fad3ce1bbab..e0560b6dd77b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/events/Makefile
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 obj-y			+= core.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)               += amd/core.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
similarity index 99%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
rename to arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
index 58610539b048..51b16583679c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/amd/core.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
 
-#include "perf_event.h"
+#include "../../kernel/cpu/perf_event.h"
 
 static __initconst const u64 amd_hw_cache_event_ids
 				[PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX]
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 77000d54fcd1..d549b02953ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_TRANSMETA_32)	+= transmeta.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_UMC_32)		+= umc.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)		+= perf_event_amd.o perf_event_amd_uncore.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)		+= perf_event_amd_uncore.o
 ifdef CONFIG_AMD_IOMMU
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD)		+= perf_event_amd_iommu.o
 endif