diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 0f15af41bd80..81db53ba9da8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EFI)			+= sysfb_efi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS)		+= perf_regs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING)			+= tracepoint.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IOSF_MBI)			+= iosf_mbi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PMC_ATOM)			+= pmc_atom.o
 
 ###
 # 64 bit specific files
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/atom/Makefile b/arch/x86/platform/atom/Makefile
index 0a3a40cbc794..40983f5b0858 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/atom/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/atom/Makefile
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_PUNIT_ATOM_DEBUG) += punit_atom_debug.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PMC_ATOM)		+= pmc_atom.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PUNIT_ATOM_DEBUG)	+= punit_atom_debug.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/pmc_atom.c b/arch/x86/platform/atom/pmc_atom.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/pmc_atom.c
rename to arch/x86/platform/atom/pmc_atom.c