diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f2a2b8e647c56ce87a6bf527a99296e67125fb56..3436e267586d9e83d217cbbf26a24f8bd804e942 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2604,10 +2604,10 @@ F:	drivers/net/greth*
 
 HARD DRIVE ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEM (HDAPS) DRIVER
 M:	Frank Seidel <frank@f-seidel.de>
-L:	lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org
+L:	platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
 W:	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/fseidel/hdaps/
 S:	Maintained
-F:	drivers/hwmon/hdaps.c
+F:	drivers/platform/x86/hdaps.c
 
 HWPOISON MEMORY FAILURE HANDLING
 M:	Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
index 97499d00615aacbddcf5963bcfa08b5f4733a1bb..e382da3122b7826f17c7247f546a6dcbdbe6e78f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
@@ -1088,26 +1088,6 @@ config SENSORS_ULTRA45
 	  This driver provides support for the Ultra45 workstation environmental
 	  sensors.
 
-config SENSORS_HDAPS
-	tristate "IBM Hard Drive Active Protection System (hdaps)"
-	depends on INPUT && X86
-	select INPUT_POLLDEV
-	default n
-	help
-	  This driver provides support for the IBM Hard Drive Active Protection
-	  System (hdaps), which provides an accelerometer and other misc. data.
-	  ThinkPads starting with the R50, T41, and X40 are supported.  The
-	  accelerometer data is readable via sysfs.
-
-	  This driver also provides an absolute input class device, allowing
-	  the laptop to act as a pinball machine-esque joystick.
-
-	  If your ThinkPad is not recognized by the driver, please update to latest
-	  BIOS. This is especially the case for some R52 ThinkPads.
-
-	  Say Y here if you have an applicable laptop and want to experience
-	  the awesome power of hdaps.
-
 config SENSORS_LIS3_SPI
 	tristate "STMicroeletronics LIS3LV02Dx three-axis digital accelerometer (SPI)"
 	depends on !ACPI && SPI_MASTER && INPUT
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Makefile b/drivers/hwmon/Makefile
index e3c2484f6c5f4adb009712f3ae0bd5be032db16f..ec9cb735c898aefce10fa63943e813bd30e49d87 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_G760A)	+= g760a.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_GL518SM)	+= gl518sm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_GL520SM)	+= gl520sm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_ULTRA45)	+= ultra45_env.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_HDAPS)	+= hdaps.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_I5K_AMB)	+= i5k_amb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_IBMAEM)	+= ibmaem.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_IBMPEX)	+= ibmpex.o
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index b49f9b143a7f1ecc0e2cf00f40c835cf5c712377..d2d15108ce4bdcaa926de2f84f688c933e39bfbb 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -368,6 +368,26 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI_HOTKEY_POLL
 	  If you are not sure, say Y here.  The driver enables polling only if
 	  it is strictly necessary to do so.
 
+config SENSORS_HDAPS
+	tristate "Thinkpad Hard Drive Active Protection System (hdaps)"
+	depends on INPUT && X86
+	select INPUT_POLLDEV
+	default n
+	help
+	  This driver provides support for the IBM Hard Drive Active Protection
+	  System (hdaps), which provides an accelerometer and other misc. data.
+	  ThinkPads starting with the R50, T41, and X40 are supported.  The
+	  accelerometer data is readable via sysfs.
+
+	  This driver also provides an absolute input class device, allowing
+	  the laptop to act as a pinball machine-esque joystick.
+
+	  If your ThinkPad is not recognized by the driver, please update to latest
+	  BIOS. This is especially the case for some R52 ThinkPads.
+
+	  Say Y here if you have an applicable laptop and want to experience
+	  the awesome power of hdaps.
+
 config INTEL_MENLOW
 	tristate "Thermal Management driver for Intel menlow platform"
 	depends on ACPI_THERMAL
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
index b26df2eac2359511df6751d256264bb9540b9e61..c97ac2a9dab7eec5591013c085edaec155a5d7dc 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TC1100_WMI)	+= tc1100-wmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SONY_LAPTOP)	+= sony-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IDEAPAD_LAPTOP)	+= ideapad-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI)	+= thinkpad_acpi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SENSORS_HDAPS)	+= hdaps.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUJITSU_LAPTOP)	+= fujitsu-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PANASONIC_LAPTOP)	+= panasonic-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_MENLOW)	+= intel_menlow.o
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hdaps.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/hwmon/hdaps.c
rename to drivers/platform/x86/hdaps.c
index bfd42f18924b91a1d90357dbd00790c2a28cba30..067bf36d32f31087f7e59ce12851a156b7196773 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hdaps.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * drivers/hwmon/hdaps.c - driver for IBM's Hard Drive Active Protection System
+ * hdaps.c - driver for IBM's Hard Drive Active Protection System
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Robert Love <rml@novell.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>