diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4e65f062f2..ba0d1906aa 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ F: hw/ppc/sam460ex.c
 F: hw/ppc/ppc440_pcix.c
 F: hw/display/sm501*
 F: hw/ide/sii3112.c
-F: hw/timer/m41t80.c
+F: hw/rtc/m41t80.c
 F: pc-bios/canyonlands.dt[sb]
 F: pc-bios/u-boot-sam460ex-20100605.bin
 F: roms/u-boot-sam460ex
diff --git a/hw/rtc/Kconfig b/hw/rtc/Kconfig
index 159c233517..434b20b2b1 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+config M41T80
+    bool
+    depends on I2C
+
 config M48T59
     bool
 
diff --git a/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs b/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs
index c87f81405e..89e8e48c64 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_M41T80) += m41t80.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += m48t59.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ISA_BUS),y)
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += m48t59-isa.o
diff --git a/hw/timer/m41t80.c b/hw/rtc/m41t80.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/timer/m41t80.c
rename to hw/rtc/m41t80.c
diff --git a/hw/timer/Kconfig b/hw/timer/Kconfig
index a57e9b59fc..a6b668b255 100644
--- a/hw/timer/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/timer/Kconfig
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ config HPET
 config I8254
     bool
 
-config M41T80
-    bool
-    depends on I2C
-
 config TWL92230
     bool
     depends on I2C
diff --git a/hw/timer/Makefile.objs b/hw/timer/Makefile.objs
index fe2d1fbc40..2fb12162a6 100644
--- a/hw/timer/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/timer/Makefile.objs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_CADENCE) += cadence_ttc.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_DS1338) += ds1338.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_HPET) += hpet.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_I8254) += i8254_common.o i8254.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_M41T80) += m41t80.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PUV3) += puv3_ost.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_TWL92230) += twl92230.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX) += xilinx_timer.o