diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
index a1387875a491..d53c35fe2ea7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 # Common support
-obj-y := clock.o gpio.o time.o devices.o cpu.o system.o irq-common.o
+obj-y := clock.o time.o devices.o cpu.o system.o irq-common.o
 
 # MX51 uses the TZIC interrupt controller, older platforms use AVIC
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_TZIC) += tzic.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index 48711749ffcf..1ee725aa021d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ config GPIO_MXS
 	def_bool y
 	depends on ARCH_MXS
 
+config GPIO_MXC
+	def_bool y
+	depends on ARCH_MXC
+
 config GPIO_PLAT_SAMSUNG
 	bool "Samsung SoCs GPIO library support"
 	default y if SAMSUNG_GPIOLIB_4BIT
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index f879cbe493d5..9c37339a57a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_ADP5588)	+= adp5588-gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_BASIC_MMIO_CORE)	+= basic_mmio_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_BASIC_MMIO)	+= basic_mmio_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_EXYNOS4)	+= gpio-exynos4.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MXC)		+= gpio-mxc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MXS)		+= gpio-mxs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_PLAT_SAMSUNG)	+= gpio-plat-samsung.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_S5PC100)	+= gpio-s5pc100.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/gpio.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arm/plat-mxc/gpio.c
rename to drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c