diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 739838623cf6..50e60852f128 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TUN) += tun.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TAP) += tap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VETH) += veth.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET) += virtio_net.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VXLAN) += vxlan.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VXLAN) += vxlan/
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENEVE) += geneve.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BAREUDP) += bareudp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GTP) += gtp.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan/Makefile b/drivers/net/vxlan/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..567266133593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the vxlan driver
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VXLAN) += vxlan.o
+
+vxlan-objs := vxlan_core.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/vxlan.c
rename to drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c