diff --git a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
index c00aa348a432..5a45333ecf92 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
+++ b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platforms += alchemy
 platforms += ar7
 platforms += bcm47xx
 platforms += bcm63xx
+platforms += cavium-octeon
 platforms += cobalt
 platforms += dec
 platforms += jazz
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 4cb60db6a44a..b62d8323a0b7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -301,18 +301,6 @@ core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4927)	+= arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4927/
 core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4938/
 core-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4939) += arch/mips/txx9/rbtx4939/
 
-#
-# Cavium Octeon
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= arch/mips/cavium-octeon/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-cavium-octeon
-core-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/
-ifdef CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_2ND_KERNEL
-load-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= 0xffffffff84100000
-else
-load-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON) 	+= 0xffffffff81100000
-endif
-
 cflags-y			+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile
index 3e9876317e61..19eb0434269f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 obj-y := cpu.o setup.o serial.o octeon-platform.o octeon-irq.o csrc-octeon.o
 obj-y += dma-octeon.o flash_setup.o
 obj-y += octeon-memcpy.o
+obj-y += executive/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)                     += smp.o
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Platform b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Platform
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e43ccf1a792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Platform
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Cavium Octeon
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= cavium-octeon/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+=				\
+		-I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-cavium-octeon
+ifdef CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_2ND_KERNEL
+load-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= 0xffffffff84100000
+else
+load-$(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON)	+= 0xffffffff81100000
+endif