diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 9e13763b6092..f60153d5de57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DOUBLEFAULT) 	+= doublefault_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB)		+= kgdb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VM86)		+= vm86_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_MRST)	+= early_printk_mrst.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HPET_TIMER) 	+= hpet.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APB_TIMER)		+= apb_timer.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/early_printk.c b/arch/x86/kernel/early_printk.c
index 4572f25f9325..cd28a350f7f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/early_printk.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/early_printk.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int __init setup_early_printk(char *buf)
 		if (!strncmp(buf, "xen", 3))
 			early_console_register(&xenboot_console, keep);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MRST_EARLY_PRINTK
+#ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_MRST
 		if (!strncmp(buf, "mrst", 4)) {
 			mrst_early_console_init();
 			early_console_register(&early_mrst_console, keep);
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ static int __init setup_early_printk(char *buf)
 			hsu_early_console_init();
 			early_console_register(&early_hsu_console, keep);
 		}
-
 #endif
 		buf++;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/mrst/Makefile b/arch/x86/platform/mrst/Makefile
index 4d3e256780be..f61ccdd49341 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/mrst/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/mrst/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MRST)		+= mrst.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MRST)		+= vrtc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_MRST)	+= early_printk_mrst.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/early_printk_mrst.c b/arch/x86/platform/mrst/early_printk_mrst.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/early_printk_mrst.c
rename to arch/x86/platform/mrst/early_printk_mrst.c