diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
index a90d50c2c3e5535343e859c5df1c40c3be7e464a..8581ed9eafe247bc10c8c05187f36977366e75a8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ config MTD_PARTITIONS
 	  devices. Partitioning on NFTL 'devices' is a different - that's the
 	  'normal' form of partitioning used on a block device.
 
+config MTD_TESTS
+	tristate "MTD tests support"
+	depends on m
+	help
+	  This option includes various MTD tests into compilation. The tests
+	  should normally be compiled as kernel modules. The modules perform
+	  various checks and verifications when loaded.
+
 config MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS
 	tristate "RedBoot partition table parsing"
 	depends on MTD_PARTITIONS
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
index 4b77335715f0cb64bb702178ced7a547e6aaabea..40d304d6191d16d5be5c69b0b62ddbf99a1dc759 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_OOPS)		+= mtdoops.o
 nftl-objs		:= nftlcore.o nftlmount.o
 inftl-objs		:= inftlcore.o inftlmount.o
 
-obj-y		+= chips/ maps/ devices/ nand/ onenand/
+obj-y		+= chips/ maps/ devices/ nand/ onenand/ tests/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UBI)		+= ubi/
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1d5013350063dde437ecce1e48949c897f34fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_oobtest.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_pagetest.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_readtest.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_speedtest.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_stresstest.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_subpagetest.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS) += mtd_torturetest.o