diff --git a/common/spl/Makefile b/common/spl/Makefile
index da2afc11b3..a74563cc4f 100644
--- a/common/spl/Makefile
+++ b/common/spl/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_YMODEM_SUPPORT) += spl_ymodem.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT) += spl_nand.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_ONENAND_SUPPORT) += spl_onenand.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT) += spl_net.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT) += spl_mmc.o
 endif
 
 COBJS	:= $(sort $(COBJS-y))
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/spl_mmc.c b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/mmc/spl_mmc.c
rename to common/spl/spl_mmc.c
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Makefile b/drivers/mmc/Makefile
index fb6b502dca..196ef9b8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Makefile
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	:= $(obj)libmmc.o
 
-ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-COBJS-$(CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT) += spl_mmc.o
-endif
 
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_BFIN_SDH) += bfin_sdh.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_DAVINCI_MMC) += davinci_mmc.o