diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/hwmon.mk b/package/kernel/modules/hwmon.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..753c4557545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/hwmon.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006,2007 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+# $Id$
+
+HWMON_MENU:=Hardware Monitoring Support
+
+define KernelPackage/hwmon-core
+  SUBMENU:=$(HWMON_MENU)
+  TITLE:=Hardware monitoring support
+  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6
+  KCONFIG:= \
+	CONFIG_HWMON \
+	CONFIG_HWMON_VID \
+	CONFIG_HWMON_DEBUG_CHIP=n
+  FILES:= \
+	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX) \
+	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX)
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,40,hwmon hwmon-vid)
+endef
+
+define KernelPackage/hwmon-core/description
+ Kernel modules for hardware monitoring
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,hwmon-core))
+
+
+define KernelPackage/hwmon-pc87360
+  SUBMENU:=$(HWMON_MENU)
+  TITLE:=PC87360 monitoring support
+  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_SENSORS_PC87360
+  FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/pc87360.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX)
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,50,pc87360)
+  DEPENDS:=kmod-hwmon-core
+endef
+
+define KernelPackage/hwmon-pc87360/description
+ Kernel modules for PC87360 chips
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,hwmon-pc87360))
+
diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
index 0e3368b0b68..7bb75ef9cb4 100644
--- a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
@@ -332,43 +332,6 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,scx200-wdt))
 
 
-define KernelPackage/hwmon
-  SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
-  TITLE:=Hardware monitoring support
-  DEPENDS:=@LINUX_2_6
-  KCONFIG:= \
-	CONFIG_HWMON \
-	CONFIG_HWMON_VID \
-	CONFIG_HWMON_DEBUG_CHIP=n
-  FILES:= \
-	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX) \
-	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/hwmon-vid.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX)
-  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,40,hwmon hwmon-vid)
-endef
-
-define KernelPackage/hwmon/description
- Kernel modules for hardware monitoring
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call KernelPackage,hwmon))
-
-
-define KernelPackage/hwmon-pc87360
-  SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
-  TITLE:=PC87360 monitoring support
-  DEPENDS:=kmod-hwmon
-  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_SENSORS_PC87360
-  FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/pc87360.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX)
-  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,50,pc87360)
-endef
-
-define KernelPackage/hwmon-pc87360/description
- Kernel modules for PC87360 chips
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call KernelPackage,hwmon-pc87360))
-
-
 define KernelPackage/input-core
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=Input device core