diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index ef28a1cb64aecf..0c5086d878c62e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ menuconfig STAGING
 
 if STAGING
 
+source "drivers/staging/irda/net/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/wlan-ng/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index 2918580bdb9e21..509fbacf9a7e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 obj-y				+= media/
 obj-y				+= typec/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IRDA)		+= irda/net/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PRISM2_USB)	+= wlan-ng/
 obj-$(CONFIG_COMEDI)		+= comedi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_OLPC_DCON)	+= olpc_dcon/
diff --git a/net/irda/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/irda/net/Kconfig
similarity index 95%
rename from net/irda/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/Kconfig
index c8671a7ffb3cd1..cd775e1ea0e99b 100644
--- a/net/irda/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/irda/net/Kconfig
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ menuconfig IRDA
 comment "IrDA protocols"
 	depends on IRDA
 
-source "net/irda/irlan/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/Kconfig"
 
-source "net/irda/irnet/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/Kconfig"
 
-source "net/irda/ircomm/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/Kconfig"
 
 config IRDA_ULTRA
 	bool "Ultra (connectionless) protocol"
diff --git a/net/irda/Makefile b/drivers/staging/irda/net/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/Makefile
diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/af_irda.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/af_irda.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/af_irda.c
diff --git a/net/irda/discovery.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/discovery.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/discovery.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/discovery.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/Kconfig
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/Makefile b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/Makefile
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_core.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_core.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_core.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_lmp.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_lmp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_lmp.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_lmp.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_param.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_param.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_param.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_param.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_ttp.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_ttp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_ttp.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_ttp.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_tty.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty_attach.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_tty_attach.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty_attach.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_tty_attach.c
diff --git a/net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty_ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_tty_ioctl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/ircomm/ircomm_tty_ioctl.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/ircomm/ircomm_tty_ioctl.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irda_device.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irda_device.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irda_device.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irda_device.c
diff --git a/net/irda/iriap.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/iriap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/iriap.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/iriap.c
diff --git a/net/irda/iriap_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/iriap_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/iriap_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/iriap_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irias_object.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irias_object.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irias_object.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irias_object.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/Kconfig
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/Makefile b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/Makefile
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_client.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_client.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_client.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_client.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_client_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_client_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_client_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_client_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_common.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_common.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_eth.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_eth.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_eth.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_filter.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_filter.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_filter.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_filter.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_provider.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_provider.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlan/irlan_provider_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlap.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlap.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlap.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlap_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlap_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlap_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlap_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlap_frame.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlap_frame.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlap_frame.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlap_frame.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlmp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlmp.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlmp.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp_event.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlmp_event.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlmp_event.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlmp_event.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp_frame.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irlmp_frame.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irlmp_frame.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irlmp_frame.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irmod.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irmod.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irmod.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irmod.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/Kconfig
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/Kconfig
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/Makefile b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/Makefile
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/Makefile
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/irnet.h b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet.h
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/irnet.h
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet.h
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/irnet_irda.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_irda.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/irnet_irda.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_irda.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/irnet_irda.h b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_irda.h
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/irnet_irda.h
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_irda.h
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/irnet_ppp.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_ppp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/irnet_ppp.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_ppp.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irnet/irnet_ppp.h b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_ppp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnet/irnet_ppp.h
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnet/irnet_ppp.h
diff --git a/net/irda/irnetlink.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irnetlink.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irnetlink.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irnetlink.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irproc.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irproc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irproc.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irproc.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irqueue.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irqueue.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irqueue.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irqueue.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irsysctl.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irsysctl.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irsysctl.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irsysctl.c
diff --git a/net/irda/irttp.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/irttp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/irttp.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/irttp.c
diff --git a/net/irda/parameters.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/parameters.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/parameters.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/parameters.c
diff --git a/net/irda/qos.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/qos.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/qos.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/qos.c
diff --git a/net/irda/timer.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/timer.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/timer.c
diff --git a/net/irda/wrapper.c b/drivers/staging/irda/net/wrapper.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/irda/wrapper.c
rename to drivers/staging/irda/net/wrapper.c
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 17ca213e1f85d4..8614a9ccfbefac 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ endmenu
 
 source "net/ax25/Kconfig"
 source "net/can/Kconfig"
-source "net/irda/Kconfig"
 source "net/bluetooth/Kconfig"
 source "net/rxrpc/Kconfig"
 source "net/kcm/Kconfig"
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index bed80fa398b7f8..3d3feff3643bb2 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NETROM)		+= netrom/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROSE)		+= rose/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AX25)		+= ax25/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN)		+= can/
-obj-$(CONFIG_IRDA)		+= irda/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BT)		+= bluetooth/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SUNRPC)		+= sunrpc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AF_RXRPC)		+= rxrpc/