diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig
index 9cc16b5..2da9290 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig
@@ -1090,11 +1090,7 @@
 	bool "Comedi PCMCIA drivers"
 	depends on PCMCIA
 	---help---
-	  Enable comedi PCMCIA and PCCARD drivers to be built
-
-	  Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the
-	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
-	  the questions about PCMCIA comedi drivers.
+	  Enable support for comedi PCMCIA drivers.
 
 if COMEDI_PCMCIA_DRIVERS
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/Makefile b/drivers/staging/comedi/Makefile
index 5372cb1..e6dfc98f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 comedi-y				:= comedi_fops.o range.o drivers.o \
 					   comedi_buf.o
 comedi-$(CONFIG_COMEDI_PCI_DRIVERS)	+= comedi_pci.o
+comedi-$(CONFIG_COMEDI_PCMCIA_DRIVERS)	+= comedi_pcmcia.o
 comedi-$(CONFIG_COMEDI_USB_DRIVERS)	+= comedi_usb.o
 comedi-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS)		+= proc.o
 comedi-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)			+= comedi_compat32.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_pcmcia.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_pcmcia.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8522945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_pcmcia.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * comedi_pcmcia.c
+ * Comedi PCMCIA driver specific functions.
+ *
+ * COMEDI - Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface
+ * Copyright (C) 1997-2000 David A. Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+#include <pcmcia/cistpl.h>
+#include <pcmcia/ds.h>
+
+#include "comedidev.h"
+
+/**
+ * comedi_pcmcia_driver_register() - Register a comedi PCMCIA driver.
+ * @comedi_driver: comedi_driver struct
+ * @pcmcia_driver: pcmcia_driver struct
+ *
+ * This function is used for the module_init() of comedi USB drivers.
+ * Do not call it directly, use the module_comedi_pcmcia_driver() helper
+ * macro instead.
+ */
+int comedi_pcmcia_driver_register(struct comedi_driver *comedi_driver,
+				  struct pcmcia_driver *pcmcia_driver)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = comedi_driver_register(comedi_driver);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = pcmcia_register_driver(pcmcia_driver);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		comedi_driver_unregister(comedi_driver);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_pcmcia_driver_register);
+
+/**
+ * comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister() - Unregister a comedi PCMCIA driver.
+ * @comedi_driver: comedi_driver struct
+ * @pcmcia_driver: pcmcia_driver struct
+ *
+ * This function is used for the module_exit() of comedi PCMCIA drivers.
+ * Do not call it directly, use the module_comedi_pcmcia_driver() helper
+ * macro instead.
+ */
+void comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister(struct comedi_driver *comedi_driver,
+				     struct pcmcia_driver *pcmcia_driver)
+{
+	pcmcia_unregister_driver(pcmcia_driver);
+	comedi_driver_unregister(comedi_driver);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index 666cade..329b1d7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -278,27 +278,6 @@
 	module_driver(__comedi_driver, comedi_driver_register, \
 			comedi_driver_unregister)
 
-struct pcmcia_driver;
-
-int comedi_pcmcia_driver_register(struct comedi_driver *,
-					struct pcmcia_driver *);
-void comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister(struct comedi_driver *,
-					struct pcmcia_driver *);
-
-/**
- * module_comedi_pcmcia_driver() - Helper macro for registering a comedi PCMCIA driver
- * @__comedi_driver: comedi_driver struct
- * @__pcmcia_driver: pcmcia_driver struct
- *
- * Helper macro for comedi PCMCIA drivers which do not do anything special
- * in module init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate. Each
- * module may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces
- * module_init() and module_exit()
- */
-#define module_comedi_pcmcia_driver(__comedi_driver, __pcmcia_driver) \
-	module_driver(__comedi_driver, comedi_pcmcia_driver_register, \
-			comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister, &(__pcmcia_driver))
-
 void init_polling(void);
 void cleanup_polling(void);
 void start_polling(struct comedi_device *);
@@ -481,6 +460,33 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_COMEDI_PCI_DRIVERS */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_PCMCIA_DRIVERS
+
+/* comedi_pcmcia.c - comedi PCMCIA driver specific functions */
+
+struct pcmcia_driver;
+
+int comedi_pcmcia_driver_register(struct comedi_driver *,
+					struct pcmcia_driver *);
+void comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister(struct comedi_driver *,
+					struct pcmcia_driver *);
+
+/**
+ * module_comedi_pcmcia_driver() - Helper macro for registering a comedi PCMCIA driver
+ * @__comedi_driver: comedi_driver struct
+ * @__pcmcia_driver: pcmcia_driver struct
+ *
+ * Helper macro for comedi PCMCIA drivers which do not do anything special
+ * in module init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate. Each
+ * module may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces
+ * module_init() and module_exit()
+ */
+#define module_comedi_pcmcia_driver(__comedi_driver, __pcmcia_driver) \
+	module_driver(__comedi_driver, comedi_pcmcia_driver_register, \
+			comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister, &(__pcmcia_driver))
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_COMEDI_PCMCIA_DRIVERS */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_USB_DRIVERS
 
 /* comedi_usb.c - comedi USB driver specific functions */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
index 4e6e8a1..151e084 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <pcmcia/cistpl.h>
-#include <pcmcia/ds.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/kconfig.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -494,33 +492,3 @@
 	comedi_free_board_minor(minor);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_auto_unconfig);
-
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCMCIA)
-int comedi_pcmcia_driver_register(struct comedi_driver *comedi_driver,
-		struct pcmcia_driver *pcmcia_driver)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = comedi_driver_register(comedi_driver);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = pcmcia_register_driver(pcmcia_driver);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		comedi_driver_unregister(comedi_driver);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_pcmcia_driver_register);
-
-void comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister(struct comedi_driver *comedi_driver,
-		struct pcmcia_driver *pcmcia_driver)
-{
-	pcmcia_unregister_driver(pcmcia_driver);
-	comedi_driver_unregister(comedi_driver);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_pcmcia_driver_unregister);
-
-#endif