diff --git a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
index 13244f326fff4a1c1e15a0e901343bc4d25217f7..68794bb9ac3a90dda9d5029428cf42cede26303a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
+++ b/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # All platforms listed in alphabetic order
 
+platforms += alchemy
 platforms += ar7
 platforms += loongson
 platforms += mipssim
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 72f4357f782c6a1309d64ff134977de26ee00688..57ca331fb880db2e971a0366c62fecce9a6e2a3c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -198,111 +198,6 @@ core-$(CONFIG_MACH_JAZZ)	+= arch/mips/jazz/
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MACH_JAZZ)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-jazz
 load-$(CONFIG_MACH_JAZZ)	+= 0xffffffff80080000
 
-#
-# Common Alchemy Au1x00 stuff
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_SOC_AU1X00)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/common/
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Pb1000 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1000)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1000)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1000)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Pb1100 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1100)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1100)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1100)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Pb1500 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1500)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1500)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1500)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Pb1550 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1550)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1550)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1550)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Pb1200 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1200)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1200)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1200)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Db1000 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1000)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1000)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1000)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Db1100 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1100)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1100)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1100)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Db1500 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Db1550 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Db1200 eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1200)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1200)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1200)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Bosporus eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# AMD Alchemy Mirage eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/
-cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# 4G-Systems eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MTX1)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MTX1)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-#
-# MyCable eval board
-#
-core-$(CONFIG_MIPS_XXS1500)	+= arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/
-load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_XXS1500)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
-
-# must be last for Alchemy systems for GPIO to work properly
-cflags-$(CONFIG_SOC_AU1X00)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00
-
-
 #
 # Cobalt Server
 #
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/Platform b/arch/mips/alchemy/Platform
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..495cc9a2a3b14caf37841aa3a077139341d019b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/Platform
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#
+# Core Alchemy code
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MACH_ALCHEMY)	+= alchemy/common/
+
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Pb1000 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1000)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1000)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1000)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Pb1100 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1100)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1100)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1100)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Pb1500 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1500)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1500)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1500)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Pb1550 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1550)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1550)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1550)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Pb1200 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1200)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1200)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-pb1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_PB1200)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Db1000 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1000)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1000)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1000)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Db1100 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1100)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1100)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1100)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Db1500 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Db1550 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Db1200 eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1200)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1200)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1200)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Bosporus eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS) += alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS)	 += -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS)	 += 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# AMD Alchemy Mirage eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= alchemy/devboards/
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-db1x00
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# 4G-Systems eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MTX1)	+= alchemy/mtx-1/
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MTX1)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+#
+# MyCable eval board
+#
+platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_XXS1500)	+= alchemy/xxs1500/
+load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_XXS1500)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
+
+
+# boards can specify their own <gpio.h> in one of their include dirs.
+# If they do, placing this line here at the end will make sure the
+# compiler picks the board one.  If they don't, it will make sure
+# the alchemy generic gpio header is picked up.
+
+cflags-$(CONFIG_MACH_ALCHEMY)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/Makefile b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/Makefile
index 06c0e65a54b5e079c1fd4f52ed71e289e68874c9..27811fe341d6e732353a55243ee7b49d916eb482 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/Makefile
@@ -18,5 +18,3 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ALCHEMY_GPIO_INDIRECT),)
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= pci.o
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/Makefile b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/Makefile
index ecbd37f9ee873f77b37d52d11d1532c67cb80afa..826449c817c3acef53919a17b4d73b60e449f8d3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/Makefile
@@ -16,5 +16,3 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1500)	+= db1x00/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_DB1550)	+= db1x00/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_BOSPORUS)	+= db1x00/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_MIRAGE)	+= db1x00/
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1200/Makefile b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1200/Makefile
index 2ea9b02ef09f4c9f0ca25c1ea23fae3af7e63a7c..18c1bd53e4c0e5464b972fc994c0838c5fd75cb0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1200/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1200/Makefile
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@
 #
 
 obj-y := board_setup.o platform.o
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/Makefile b/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/Makefile
index f912022557aedea642eaf4b7ff94bbe7c634cf95..81b540ceaf888d797042c12f6b8eb7d586594a3d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/Makefile
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@
 #
 
 obj-y += init.o board_setup.o platform.o
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/Makefile b/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/Makefile
index 81c516e3f073d117116bacc1a3d701254e15b9a7..91defcf4f335e8d51ffc8551264f8ef0a2850d74 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/Makefile
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@
 #
 
 obj-y += init.o board_setup.o platform.o
-
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror