diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a62da6d0f943..0a635f2ae5b9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -21002,7 +21002,7 @@ L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc.git
 F:	Documentation/driver-api/vme.rst
-F:	drivers/staging/vme/
+F:	drivers/staging/vme_user/
 F:	drivers/vme/
 F:	include/linux/vme*
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 42dcb9b7cb60..0a993c47273e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ source "drivers/staging/fieldbus/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/qlge/Kconfig"
 
-
-source "drivers/staging/vme/devices/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/staging/vme_user/Kconfig"
 
 endif # STAGING
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index a17a2aeaceba..2800ab9b2d1d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_ETHERNET)	+= octeon/
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_USB)	+= octeon-usb/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VT6655)		+= vt6655/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VT6656)		+= vt6656/
-obj-$(CONFIG_VME_BUS)		+= vme/
+obj-$(CONFIG_VME_BUS)		+= vme_user/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IIO)		+= iio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SM750)		+= sm750fb/
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_EMXX)		+= emxx_udc/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/Makefile b/drivers/staging/vme/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index cf2f686ccffe..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-obj-y				+= devices/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/vme_user/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/vme/devices/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/vme_user/Kconfig
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/Makefile b/drivers/staging/vme_user/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/vme/devices/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/vme_user/Makefile
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_user.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.c
rename to drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_user.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.h b/drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_user.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/vme/devices/vme_user.h
rename to drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_user.h