diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 3db651fc8ec5..a9be2a0dde80 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_BIOS_REBOOT)	+= reboot.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MCA)		+= mca_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MSR)		+= msr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CPUID)		+= cpuid.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MICROCODE)		+= microcode.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MICROCODE)		+= microcode_intel.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= early-quirks.o
 apm-y				:= apm_32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APM)		+= apm.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/microcode.c
rename to arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c