diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 330b14666475..4fffd6ee42c1 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o \
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 # Do not trace debug files and internal ftrace files
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_lockdep.o = -pg
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_lockdep_proc.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_cgroup-debug.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_irq_work.o = -pg
 endif
@@ -33,10 +31,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FREEZER) += freezer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PROFILING) += profile.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE) += stacktrace.o
 obj-y += time/
-obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKDEP) += lockdep.o
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PROC_FS),y)
-obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKDEP) += lockdep_proc.o
-endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUTEX) += futex.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPAT),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUTEX) += futex_compat.o
diff --git a/kernel/locking/Makefile b/kernel/locking/Makefile
index fe8bd58b22f8..c103599fc1ba 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/locking/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 obj-y += mutex.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_lockdep.o = -pg
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_lockdep_proc.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_mutex-debug.o = -pg
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_rtmutex-debug.o = -pg
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES) += mutex-debug.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKDEP) += lockdep.o
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PROC_FS),y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_LOCKDEP) += lockdep_proc.o
+endif
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel/lockdep.c
rename to kernel/locking/lockdep.c
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_internals.h b/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel/lockdep_internals.h
rename to kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_proc.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep_proc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel/lockdep_proc.c
rename to kernel/locking/lockdep_proc.c
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_states.h b/kernel/locking/lockdep_states.h
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel/lockdep_states.h
rename to kernel/locking/lockdep_states.h