diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 379387e20a96..07a9c274c0e2 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6027,7 +6027,7 @@ S:	Supported
 F:	Documentation/networking/devlink
 F:	include/net/devlink.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/devlink.h
-F:	net/core/devlink.c
+F:	net/devlink/
 
 DH ELECTRONICS IMX6 DHCOM BOARD SUPPORT
 M:	Christoph Niedermaier <cniedermaier@dh-electronics.com>
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 6a62e5b27378..0914bea9c335 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BPFILTER)		+= bpfilter/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PACKET)		+= packet/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_KEY)		+= key/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRIDGE)		+= bridge/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DEVLINK)	+= devlink/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA)		+= dsa/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATALK)		+= appletalk/
 obj-$(CONFIG_X25)		+= x25/
diff --git a/net/core/Makefile b/net/core/Makefile
index 5857cec87b83..10edd66a8a37 100644
--- a/net/core/Makefile
+++ b/net/core/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LWTUNNEL) += lwtunnel.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LWTUNNEL_BPF) += lwt_bpf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DST_CACHE) += dst_cache.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HWBM) += hwbm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DEVLINK) += devlink.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GRO_CELLS) += gro_cells.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FAILOVER) += failover.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_SOCK_MSG) += skmsg.o
diff --git a/net/devlink/Makefile b/net/devlink/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a60959f71ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/devlink/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+obj-y := leftover.o
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/devlink/leftover.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/core/devlink.c
rename to net/devlink/leftover.c