diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index fd73880134f2..e7e976346321 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NET)		+= $(tmp-y)
 
 # LLC has to be linked before the files in net/802/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LLC)		+= llc/
-obj-$(CONFIG_NET)		+= ethernet/ 802/ sched/ netlink/ bpf/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET)		+= ethernet/ 802/ sched/ netlink/ bpf/ ethtool/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER)		+= netfilter/
 obj-$(CONFIG_INET)		+= ipv4/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TLS)		+= tls/
diff --git a/net/core/Makefile b/net/core/Makefile
index ae83c73e2db9..518cdc0878c9 100644
--- a/net/core/Makefile
+++ b/net/core/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ obj-y := sock.o request_sock.o skbuff.o datagram.o stream.o scm.o \
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += sysctl_net_core.o
 
-obj-y		     += dev.o ethtool.o dev_addr_lists.o dst.o netevent.o \
+obj-y		     += dev.o dev_addr_lists.o dst.o netevent.o \
 			neighbour.o rtnetlink.o utils.o link_watch.o filter.o \
 			sock_diag.o dev_ioctl.o tso.o sock_reuseport.o \
 			fib_notifier.o xdp.o flow_offload.o
diff --git a/net/ethtool/Makefile b/net/ethtool/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e5c9eb85c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+obj-y		+= ioctl.o
diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/core/ethtool.c
rename to net/ethtool/ioctl.c