diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile
index bb3cbd470a463..f8aec8502c2f3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALIENWARE_WMI)		+= alienware-wmi.o
+alienware-wmi-objs			:= alienware-wmi-base.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DCDBAS)			+= dcdbas.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_LAPTOP)		+= dell-laptop.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_RBTN)			+= dell-rbtn.o
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-base.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
rename to drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi-base.c