2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 03da5b663aef..a16a8d001ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PARISC)		+= parisc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAPIDIO)           += rapidio/
 obj-y                           += video/
 obj-y                           += idle/
+
+# IPMI must come before ACPI in order to provide IPMI opregion support
+obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER)      += char/ipmi/
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI)              += acpi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SFI)               += sfi/
 # PnP must come after ACPI since it will eventually need to check if acpi
diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index d0b27a39f1d4..7ff1d0d208a7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TELCLOCK)		+= tlclk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MWAVE)             += mwave/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AGP)               += agp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA)            += pcmcia/
-obj-$(CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER)      += ipmi/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HANGCHECK_TIMER)   += hangcheck-timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCG_TPM)           += tpm/