diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 14cf9077bb2b..f3ebb30f1b7f 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR)		+= regulator/
 
 # char/ comes before serial/ etc so that the VT console is the boot-time
 # default.
+obj-y				+= tty/
 obj-y				+= char/
 
 # gpu/ comes after char for AGP vs DRM startup
diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index 3a9c01416839..f308494bfc90 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -7,19 +7,13 @@
 #
 FONTMAPFILE = cp437.uni
 
-obj-y	 += mem.o random.o tty_io.o n_tty.o tty_ioctl.o tty_ldisc.o tty_buffer.o tty_port.o
-
-obj-y				+= tty_mutex.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS)	+= pty.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS)	+= pty.o
+obj-y				+= mem.o random.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TTY_PRINTK)	+= ttyprintk.o
 obj-y				+= misc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VT)		+= vt_ioctl.o vc_screen.o selection.o keyboard.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BFIN_JTAG_COMM)	+= bfin_jtag_comm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_TRANSLATIONS) += consolemap.o consolemap_deftbl.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE)	+= vt.o defkeymap.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= tty_audit.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ)	+= sysrq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MVME147_SCC)	+= generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MVME162_SCC)	+= generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BVME6000_SCC)	+= generic_serial.o vme_scc.o
@@ -41,8 +35,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ISI)		+= isicom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYNCLINK)		+= synclink.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYNCLINKMP)	+= synclinkmp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYNCLINK_GT)	+= synclink_gt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_N_HDLC)		+= n_hdlc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_N_GSM)		+= n_gsm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL) += amiserial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SX)		+= sx.o generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RIO)		+= rio/ generic_serial.o
@@ -74,7 +66,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PRINTER)		+= lp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APM_EMULATION)	+= apm-emulation.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DTLK)		+= dtlk.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_R3964)		+= n_r3964.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APPLICOM)		+= applicom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SONYPI)		+= sonypi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC)		+= rtc.o
diff --git a/drivers/tty/Makefile b/drivers/tty/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f63b3315e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/tty/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+obj-y				+= tty_io.o n_tty.o tty_ioctl.o tty_ldisc.o \
+				   tty_buffer.o tty_port.o tty_mutex.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS)	+= pty.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS)	+= pty.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= tty_audit.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ)	+= sysrq.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_N_HDLC)		+= n_hdlc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_N_GSM)		+= n_gsm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_R3964)		+= n_r3964.o
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/n_gsm.c
rename to drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
rename to drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_r3964.c b/drivers/tty/n_r3964.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/n_r3964.c
rename to drivers/tty/n_r3964.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/n_tty.c
rename to drivers/tty/n_tty.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/pty.c
rename to drivers/tty/pty.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/sysrq.c b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/sysrq.c
rename to drivers/tty/sysrq.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_audit.c b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_audit.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_io.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_io.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_ioctl.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_mutex.c b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_mutex.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_port.c b/drivers/tty/tty_port.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/char/tty_port.c
rename to drivers/tty/tty_port.c