diff --git a/drivers/xen/Makefile b/drivers/xen/Makefile
index 14fe79d8634a..d75c811bfa56 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/xen/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ ifeq ($(filter y, $(CONFIG_ARM) $(CONFIG_ARM64)),)
 obj-$(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)		+= cpu_hotplug.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86)			+= fallback.o
-obj-y	+= grant-table.o features.o events.o balloon.o manage.o
+obj-y	+= grant-table.o features.o balloon.o manage.o
+obj-y	+= events/
 obj-y	+= xenbus/
 
 nostackp := $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/Makefile b/drivers/xen/events/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0bc6071fd84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+obj-y += events.o
+
+events-y += events_base.o
diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/xen/events.c
rename to drivers/xen/events/events_base.c