diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index 95b9e7eefadc..ce3c35f4041c 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -130,4 +130,6 @@ source "drivers/iommu/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/virt/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/hv/Kconfig"
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 7fa433a7030c..ef693cfb4813 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -127,3 +127,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT)	+= iommu/
 
 # Virtualization drivers
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIRT_DRIVERS)	+= virt/
+obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV)		+= hv/
+
diff --git a/drivers/hv/Kconfig b/drivers/hv/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fa09ac000ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/hv/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+config HYPERV
+	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V client drivers"
+	depends on X86 && ACPI && PCI
+	help
+	  Select this option to run Linux as a Hyper-V client operating
+	  system.
+
+config HYPERV_UTILS
+	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V Utilities driver"
+	depends on HYPERV && CONNECTOR && NLS
+	help
+	  Select this option to enable the Hyper-V Utilities.
+
+
diff --git a/drivers/hv/Makefile b/drivers/hv/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a23938b991c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/hv/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV)		+= hv_vmbus.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV_UTILS)	+= hv_utils.o
+
+hv_vmbus-y := vmbus_drv.o \
+		 hv.o connection.o channel.o \
+		 channel_mgmt.o ring_buffer.o
+hv_utils-y := hv_util.o hv_kvp.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/channel.c
rename to drivers/hv/channel.c
index b6f3d38a6dbb..406537420fff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 #define NUM_PAGES_SPANNED(addr, len) \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
rename to drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index 9f007522a9d5..41bf287baa1c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 struct vmbus_channel_message_table_entry {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c b/drivers/hv/connection.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
rename to drivers/hv/connection.c
index 649b91bcd8c1..5f438b650068 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/connection.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/hv.c
rename to drivers/hv/hv.c
index 06f1e158c27c..931b7b030784 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 /* The one and only */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.c b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.c
rename to drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
index 1e9515cc6094..69c4c985daeb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <linux/nls.h>
 #include <linux/connector.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hv_kvp.h"
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.h b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/hv_kvp.h
rename to drivers/hv/hv_kvp.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
rename to drivers/hv/hv_util.c
index faa66074cc21..e0e3a6d0244d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_util.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hv_kvp.h"
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
rename to drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
index 3d2d836c3cc8..8261cb64931b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <asm/sync_bitops.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
-
-#include "hyperv.h"
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
 /*
  * The below CPUID leaves are present if VersionAndFeatures.HypervisorPresent
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c
rename to drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 70e2e66fec71..f594ed09d7e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
rename to drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index d2562afcce4c..b0d08f980de1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/hv/Kconfig
index 815f8c2f7cdc..072185ebe95b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/Kconfig
@@ -1,39 +1,17 @@
-config HYPERV
-	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V client drivers"
-	depends on X86 && ACPI && PCI
-	default n
-	help
-	  Select this option to run Linux as a Hyper-V client operating
-	  system.
-
-if HYPERV
-
 config HYPERV_STORAGE
 	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V virtual storage driver"
-	depends on SCSI
-	default HYPERV
+	depends on HYPERV && SCSI
 	help
 	 Select this option to enable the Hyper-V virtual storage driver.
 
 config HYPERV_NET
 	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V virtual network driver"
-	depends on NET
-	default HYPERV
+	depends on HYPERV && NET
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable the Hyper-V virtual network driver.
 
-config HYPERV_UTILS
-	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V Utilities driver"
-	depends on CONNECTOR && NLS
-	default HYPERV
-	help
-	  Select this option to enable the Hyper-V Utilities.
-
 config HYPERV_MOUSE
 	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V mouse driver"
-	depends on HID
-	default HYPERV
+	depends on HYPERV && HID
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable the Hyper-V mouse driver.
-
-endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile b/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile
index bd176b1f231e..e071c12c8f69 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV)		+= hv_vmbus.o hv_timesource.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV)		+= hv_timesource.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV_STORAGE)	+= hv_storvsc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV_NET)	+= hv_netvsc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV_UTILS)	+= hv_utils.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERV_MOUSE)	+= hv_mouse.o
 
-hv_vmbus-y := vmbus_drv.o \
-		 hv.o connection.o channel.o \
-		 channel_mgmt.o ring_buffer.o
 hv_storvsc-y := storvsc_drv.o
 hv_netvsc-y := netvsc_drv.o netvsc.o rndis_filter.o
-hv_utils-y := hv_util.o hv_kvp.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
index edbb4797db75..c354ade76ef5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 #include <linux/hiddev.h>
-
-#include "hyperv.h"
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
 
 struct hv_input_dev_info {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
index 366dd2b32b13..ac1ec8405124 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define _HYPERV_NET_H
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include "hyperv.h"
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 
 /* Fwd declaration */
 struct hv_netvsc_packet;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c
index e41271632609..af185abbaa73 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_host.h>
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_devinfo.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_dbg.h>
 
-#include "hyperv.h"
 
 #define STORVSC_RING_BUFFER_SIZE			(20*PAGE_SIZE)
 static int storvsc_ringbuffer_size = STORVSC_RING_BUFFER_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
rename to include/linux/hyperv.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/hv/tools/hv_kvp_daemon.c
rename to tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c