diff --git a/drivers/net/can/Makefile b/drivers/net/can/Makefile
index a2b4463d8480..1e660afcb61b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/can/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ obj-y				+= softing/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_AT91)		+= at91_can.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_CC770)		+= cc770/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_C_CAN)		+= c_can/
-obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_FLEXCAN)	+= flexcan.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_FLEXCAN)	+= flexcan/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_GRCAN)		+= grcan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_IFI_CANFD)	+= ifi_canfd/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_JANZ_ICAN3)	+= janz-ican3.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan/Makefile b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25dd1d12b866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_FLEXCAN) += flexcan.o
+
+flexcan-objs :=
+flexcan-objs += flexcan-core.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/can/flexcan.c
rename to drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c