diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 19a7b59ec456..c80f87d7258c 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6531,9 +6531,9 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/mdio*
 F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qca,ar803x.yaml
 F:	Documentation/networking/phy.rst
 F:	drivers/net/mdio/
+F:	drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
 F:	drivers/net/pcs/
 F:	drivers/net/phy/
-F:	drivers/of/of_mdio.c
 F:	drivers/of/of_net.c
 F:	include/dt-bindings/net/qca-ar803x.h
 F:	include/linux/*mdio*.h
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/Kconfig b/drivers/net/mdio/Kconfig
index 27a2a4a3d943..a10cc460d7cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ config MDIO_BUS
 	  reflects whether the mdio_bus/mdio_device code is built as a
 	  loadable module or built-in.
 
+config OF_MDIO
+	def_tristate PHYLIB
+	depends on OF
+	depends on PHYLIB
+	select FIXED_PHY
+	help
+	  OpenFirmware MDIO bus (Ethernet PHY) accessors
+
 if MDIO_BUS
 
 config MDIO_DEVRES
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/Makefile b/drivers/net/mdio/Makefile
index 14d1beb633c9..5c498dde463f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Makefile for Linux MDIO bus drivers
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_OF_MDIO)	+= of_mdio.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_ASPEED)		+= mdio-aspeed.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BCM_IPROC)		+= mdio-bcm-iproc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MDIO_BCM_UNIMAC)		+= mdio-bcm-unimac.o
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/of/of_mdio.c
rename to drivers/net/mdio/of_mdio.c
diff --git a/drivers/of/Kconfig b/drivers/of/Kconfig
index d91618641be6..18450437d5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/of/Kconfig
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ config OF_NET
 	depends on NETDEVICES
 	def_bool y
 
-config OF_MDIO
-	def_tristate PHYLIB
-	depends on PHYLIB
-	select FIXED_PHY
-	help
-	  OpenFirmware MDIO bus (Ethernet PHY) accessors
-
 config OF_RESERVED_MEM
 	bool
 	depends on OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
diff --git a/drivers/of/Makefile b/drivers/of/Makefile
index 663a4af0cccd..6e1e5212f058 100644
--- a/drivers/of/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/of/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS)  += address.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_IRQ)    += irq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_NET)	+= of_net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_UNITTEST) += unittest.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_OF_MDIO)	+= of_mdio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_RESERVED_MEM) += of_reserved_mem.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_RESOLVE)  += resolver.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY) += overlay.o