diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 80b5bdc..3c2a207 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 subdir-y := accounting auxdisplay blackfin \
-	laptops misc-devices pcmcia timers watchdog
+	laptops pcmcia timers watchdog
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/Makefile b/Documentation/misc-devices/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index e2b7aa4..0000000
--- a/Documentation/misc-devices/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-subdir-y := mei
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile b/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index d758047..0000000
--- a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# List of programs to build
-hostprogs-y := mei-amt-version
-HOSTCFLAGS_mei-amt-version.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
-# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
-always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 20bb1d0..b76872a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6244,6 +6244,7 @@
 F:	drivers/misc/mei/*
 F:	drivers/watchdog/mei_wdt.c
 F:	Documentation/misc-devices/mei/*
+F:	samples/mei/*
 
 INTEL MIC DRIVERS (mic)
 M:	Sudeep Dutt <sudeep.dutt@intel.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/.gitignore b/samples/mei/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/misc-devices/mei/.gitignore
rename to samples/mei/.gitignore
diff --git a/samples/mei/Makefile b/samples/mei/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aac216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/mei/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CFLAGS := -I../../usr/include
+
+PROGS := mei-amt-version
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -fr $(PROGS)
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/TODO b/samples/mei/TODO
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/misc-devices/mei/TODO
rename to samples/mei/TODO
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei-amt-version.c b/samples/mei/mei-amt-version.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/misc-devices/mei/mei-amt-version.c
rename to samples/mei/mei-amt-version.c