diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index c70d6e45dc10..c0cc96bab9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ source "drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/firewire/Kconfig"
 
-source "drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig"
-
 source "drivers/macintosh/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/net/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/message/Makefile b/drivers/message/Makefile
index 97ef5a01ad11..755676ded67c 100644
--- a/drivers/message/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/message/Makefile
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 # Makefile for MPT based block devices
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_I2O)	+= i2o/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUSION)	+= fusion/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 071ac116818f..9e52bcd5356d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -110,4 +110,6 @@ source "drivers/staging/clocking-wizard/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/fbtft/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/i2o/Kconfig"
+
 endif # STAGING
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index b65ca376d957..6e0ac524c84d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_SKEIN)	+= skein/
 obj-$(CONFIG_UNISYSSPAR)	+= unisys/
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_XLNX_CLKWZRD)	+= clocking-wizard/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_TFT)		+= fbtft/
+obj-$(CONFIG_I2O)		+= i2o/
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/i2o/Kconfig
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/Kconfig
index 5afa0e393ecf..286c53f4b13d 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/Kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 menuconfig I2O
 	tristate "I2O device support"
 	depends on PCI
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/Makefile b/drivers/staging/i2o/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/Makefile
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/README b/drivers/staging/i2o/README
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/README
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/README
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/README.ioctl b/drivers/staging/i2o/README.ioctl
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/README.ioctl
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/README.ioctl
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/bus-osm.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/bus-osm.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/bus-osm.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/bus-osm.c
index c463dc2efc09..7aa0339aea05 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/bus-osm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/bus-osm.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 
 #define OSM_NAME	"bus-osm"
 #define OSM_VERSION	"1.317"
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/config-osm.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/config-osm.c
similarity index 98%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/config-osm.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/config-osm.c
index 3bba7aa82e58..519f52f9f688 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/config-osm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/config-osm.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/core.h b/drivers/staging/i2o/core.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/core.h
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/core.h
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/debug.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/debug.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/debug.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/debug.c
index ce62d8bfe1c8..7a16114ed8ea 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/debug.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 
 static void i2o_report_util_cmd(u8 cmd);
 static void i2o_report_exec_cmd(u8 cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/device.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/device.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/device.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/device.c
index 98348f420b52..2af22553dd4e 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/device.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/device.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/driver.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/driver.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/driver.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/driver.c
index 1b18a0d1d05b..111c3edde035 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/driver.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/exec-osm.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/exec-osm.c
index a3970e56ae53..16d857d5e655 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/exec-osm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/exec-osm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/i2o.h b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/i2o.h
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/i2o.h
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_block.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_block.c
index 6fc3866965df..0a13c64ce000 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_block.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <linux/mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.h b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_block.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.h
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_block.h
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_config.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_config.c
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_proc.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_proc.c
index b7d87cd227a9..ad84f3304f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_proc.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
index 8152e9fa9d95..1b11dcb3faea 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/i2o_scsi.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 
 #include <asm/dma.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/iop.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/iop.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/iop.c
index 92752fb5b2d3..52334fc8b547 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/iop.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/iop.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/memory.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/memory.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/memory.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/memory.c
index 292b41e49fbd..8f9509d275a4 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/memory.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/pci.c b/drivers/staging/i2o/pci.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/message/i2o/pci.c
rename to drivers/staging/i2o/pci.c
index 0f9f3e1a2b6b..b3b8a61dd4a6 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/i2o/pci.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/i2o.h>
+#include "i2o.h"
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include "core.h"