diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/Makefile b/drivers/net/can/m_can/Makefile
index ef7963ff2006..91f9190dc007 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/Makefile
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_M_CAN) += m_can.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_M_CAN_PCI) += m_can_pci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_M_CAN_PLATFORM) += m_can_platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_M_CAN_TCAN4X5X) += tcan4x5x.o
+
+tcan4x5x-objs :=
+tcan4x5x-objs += tcan4x5x-core.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x.c
rename to drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c