diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index e4dd5e4614a420..0ddb50c3cfc442 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 subdir-y := blackfin \
-	laptops pcmcia
+	pcmcia
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX b/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX
index 7c0ac2a26b9e7f..86169dc766f7b1 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/00-INDEX
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 00-INDEX
 	- This file
-Makefile
-	- Makefile for building dslm example program.
 asus-laptop.txt
 	- information on the Asus Laptop Extras driver.
 disk-shock-protection.txt
 	- information on hard disk shock protection.
-dslm.c
-	- Simple Disk Sleep Monitor program
 laptop-mode.txt
 	- how to conserve battery power using laptop-mode.
 sony-laptop.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/Makefile b/Documentation/laptops/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 0abe44f68965eb..00000000000000
--- a/Documentation/laptops/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# List of programs to build
-hostprogs-y := dslm
-
-# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
-always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt b/Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt
index 4ebbfc3f1c6ea8..19276f5d195cb7 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt
@@ -779,4 +779,4 @@ Monitoring tool
 ---------------
 
 Bartek Kania submitted this, it can be used to measure how much time your disk
-spends spun up/down.  See Documentation/laptops/dslm.c
+spends spun up/down.  See tools/laptop/dslm/dslm.c
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/.gitignore b/tools/laptop/dslm/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/laptops/.gitignore
rename to tools/laptop/dslm/.gitignore
diff --git a/tools/laptop/dslm/Makefile b/tools/laptop/dslm/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ff613b31730b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/laptop/dslm/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+CFLAGS := -I../../usr/include
+
+PROGS := dslm
+
+all: $(PROGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -fr $(PROGS)
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/dslm.c b/tools/laptop/dslm/dslm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/laptops/dslm.c
rename to tools/laptop/dslm/dslm.c