diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 268cf6c2d4d..227f0620081 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 obj-y = core/
 obj-y += bsp/
-obj-$(CONFIG_NSIM) += serial/
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/serial/Makefile b/arch/arc/serial/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c7f6772f59..00000000000
--- a/arch/arc/serial/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-ccflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/arch/arc/$(strip $(CONFIG_BSP_DIR))
-asflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/arch/arc/$(strip $(CONFIG_BSP_DIR))
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_NSIM) += nsim_uart.o
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Makefile b/drivers/serial/Makefile
index c7f232b87a0..1615a04e6ee 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ ccflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/$(strip $(CONFIG_BSP_DIR))
 obj-$(CONFIG_NS16550) = ns16550.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_K20_UART)     = k20UartDrv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STELLARIS_UART) = stellarisUartDrv.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NSIM) = nsim_uart.o
diff --git a/arch/arc/serial/nsim_uart.c b/drivers/serial/nsim_uart.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arc/serial/nsim_uart.c
rename to drivers/serial/nsim_uart.c