diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d685275c61..e3279ed8b7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3814,7 +3814,7 @@ if test "$glusterfs" = "yes" ; then
 fi
 
 if test "$virtio_blk_data_plane" = "yes" ; then
-  echo "CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE=y" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE=$(CONFIG_VIRTIO)' >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 
 # USB host support
diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index 1d28ce28d7..83a6bf2b18 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),y)
 # Per-target files
 # virtio has to be here due to weird dependency between PCI and virtio-net.
 # need to fix this properly
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += dataplane/
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio.o virtio-blk.o virtio-balloon.o virtio-net.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-serial-bus.o virtio-scsi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += vhost_net.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET) += vhost.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VGA) += vga.o
 
 # Inter-VM PCI shared memory & VFIO PCI device assignment
diff --git a/hw/block/Makefile.objs b/hw/block/Makefile.objs
index 5fa5101386..856915eb6a 100644
--- a/hw/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01) += pflash_cfi01.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI02) += pflash_cfi02.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_BACKEND) += xen_disk.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ECC) += ecc.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-blk.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE) += dataplane/
diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/Makefile.objs b/hw/block/dataplane/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9da2eb82ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-y += ioq.o virtio-blk.o
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/ioq.c b/hw/block/dataplane/ioq.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/dataplane/ioq.c
rename to hw/block/dataplane/ioq.c
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/ioq.h b/hw/block/dataplane/ioq.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/dataplane/ioq.h
rename to hw/block/dataplane/ioq.h
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
rename to hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/virtio-blk.h b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/dataplane/virtio-blk.h
rename to hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.h
diff --git a/hw/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/virtio-blk.c
rename to hw/block/virtio-blk.c
diff --git a/hw/char/Makefile.objs b/hw/char/Makefile.objs
index eee23ff637..ddfd3ec9cb 100644
--- a/hw/char/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/char/Makefile.objs
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-console.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX) += xilinx_uartlite.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_BACKEND) += xen_console.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_CADENCE) += cadence_uart.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-serial-bus.o
diff --git a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
rename to hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/Makefile.objs b/hw/dataplane/Makefile.objs
deleted file mode 100644
index 701111ccb9..0000000000
--- a/hw/dataplane/Makefile.objs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE) += hostmem.o vring.o ioq.o virtio-blk.o
diff --git a/hw/net/Makefile.objs b/hw/net/Makefile.objs
index ad91293fe4..73217d80ae 100644
--- a/hw/net/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/net/Makefile.objs
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_MIPSNET) += mipsnet.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_AXI) += xilinx_axienet.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_CADENCE) += cadence_gem.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-net.o
+obj-y += vhost_net.o
diff --git a/hw/vhost_net.c b/hw/net/vhost_net.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/vhost_net.c
rename to hw/net/vhost_net.c
diff --git a/hw/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/virtio-net.c
rename to hw/net/virtio-net.c
diff --git a/hw/scsi/Makefile.objs b/hw/scsi/Makefile.objs
index 6a56504068..b76b9c3733 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/scsi/Makefile.objs
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_LSI_SCSI_PCI) += lsi53c895a.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_MEGASAS_SCSI_PCI) += megasas.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ESP) += esp.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ESP_PCI) += esp-pci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-scsi.o
diff --git a/hw/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/virtio-scsi.c
rename to hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
diff --git a/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs b/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs
index ed63495a7f..c7e801344b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-rng.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI) += virtio-pci.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-bus.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE) += dataplane/
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio.o virtio-balloon.o 
+obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET) += vhost.o
diff --git a/hw/virtio/dataplane/Makefile.objs b/hw/virtio/dataplane/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a91bf33c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/virtio/dataplane/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+common-obj-y += hostmem.o vring.o
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/hostmem.c b/hw/virtio/dataplane/hostmem.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/dataplane/hostmem.c
rename to hw/virtio/dataplane/hostmem.c
diff --git a/hw/dataplane/vring.c b/hw/virtio/dataplane/vring.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/dataplane/vring.c
rename to hw/virtio/dataplane/vring.c
diff --git a/hw/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/vhost.c
rename to hw/virtio/vhost.c
diff --git a/hw/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/virtio-balloon.c
rename to hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
diff --git a/hw/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/virtio.c
rename to hw/virtio/virtio.c