diff --git a/arch/x86/Kbuild b/arch/x86/Kbuild
index 6a1f36df6a18..cf0ad89f5639 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/x86/Kbuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ obj-y += net/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE) += purgatory/
 
-obj-y += virt/svm/
+obj-y += virt/
 
 # for cleaning
 subdir- += boot tools
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 662d9d4033e6..5ab93fcdd691 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ archheaders:
 
 libs-y  += arch/x86/lib/
 
-core-y += arch/x86/virt/
-
 # drivers-y are linked after core-y
 drivers-$(CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION) += arch/x86/math-emu/
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)            += arch/x86/pci/
diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/Makefile b/arch/x86/virt/Makefile
index 1e36502cd738..ea343fc392dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/virt/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/virt/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-obj-y	+= vmx/
+obj-y	+= svm/ vmx/