diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 6bd2c9022be3..f7e4c834ea24 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-ffreestanding)
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
 UBSAN_SANITIZE := n
 
-OBJECTS := $(addprefix $(objtree)/arch/s390/kernel/, head.o sclp.o ebcdic.o als.o)
+OBJECTS := $(addprefix $(objtree)/arch/s390/kernel/, head.o ebcdic.o als.o)
+OBJECTS += $(objtree)/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.o
 OBJECTS += $(obj)/head.o $(obj)/misc.o $(obj)/piggy.o
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux := --oformat $(LD_BFD) -e startup -T
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile
index edbc62e04027..060ce548fe8b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/Makefile
@@ -10,31 +10,25 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_ftrace.o	= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 # Do not trace early setup code
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_als.o	= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_early.o	= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_sclp.o	= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 
 endif
 
 GCOV_PROFILE_als.o	:= n
 GCOV_PROFILE_early.o	:= n
-GCOV_PROFILE_sclp.o	:= n
 
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT_als.o	:= n
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT_early.o	:= n
-KCOV_INSTRUMENT_sclp.o	:= n
 
 UBSAN_SANITIZE_als.o	:= n
 UBSAN_SANITIZE_early.o	:= n
-UBSAN_SANITIZE_sclp.o	:= n
 
 #
-# Use -march=z900 for sclp.c and als.c to be able to print an error
+# Use -march=z900 for als.c to be able to print an error
 # message if the kernel is started on a machine which is too old
 #
 ifneq ($(CC_FLAGS_MARCH),-march=z900)
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_als.o	+= $(CC_FLAGS_MARCH)
 CFLAGS_als.o		+= -march=z900
-CFLAGS_REMOVE_sclp.o	+= $(CC_FLAGS_MARCH)
-CFLAGS_sclp.o		+= -march=z900
 AFLAGS_REMOVE_head.o	+= $(CC_FLAGS_MARCH)
 AFLAGS_head.o		+= -march=z900
 endif
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ CFLAGS_sysinfo.o	+= -w
 
 obj-y	:= traps.o time.o process.o base.o early.o setup.o idle.o vtime.o
 obj-y	+= processor.o sys_s390.o ptrace.o signal.o cpcmd.o ebcdic.o nmi.o
-obj-y	+= debug.o irq.o ipl.o dis.o diag.o sclp.o vdso.o als.o
+obj-y	+= debug.o irq.o ipl.o dis.o diag.o vdso.o als.o
 obj-y	+= sysinfo.o jump_label.o lgr.o os_info.o machine_kexec.o pgm_check.o
 obj-y	+= runtime_instr.o cache.o fpu.o dumpstack.o
 obj-y	+= entry.o reipl.o relocate_kernel.o
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/Makefile b/drivers/s390/char/Makefile
index 41e28b23b26a..0c443e26835d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,23 @@
 # S/390 character devices
 #
 
+ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
+# Do not trace early setup code
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_sclp_early_core.o	= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
+endif
+
+GCOV_PROFILE_sclp_early_core.o		:= n
+KCOV_INSTRUMENT_sclp_early_core.o	:= n
+UBSAN_SANITIZE_sclp_early_core.o	:= n
+
+ifneq ($(CC_FLAGS_MARCH),-march=z900)
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_sclp_early_core.o	+= $(CC_FLAGS_MARCH)
+CFLAGS_sclp_early_core.o		+= -march=z900
+endif
+
 obj-y += ctrlchar.o keyboard.o defkeymap.o sclp.o sclp_rw.o sclp_quiesce.o \
 	 sclp_cmd.o sclp_config.o sclp_cpi_sys.o sclp_ocf.o sclp_ctl.o \
-	 sclp_early.o
+	 sclp_early.o sclp_early_core.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_TN3270) += raw3270.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TN3270_CONSOLE) += con3270.o
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/sclp.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/s390/kernel/sclp.c
rename to drivers/s390/char/sclp_early_core.c