diff --git a/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cb9ad6fc67..e5b1a45fd37 100644
--- a/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(printk.c)
 zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(reboot.c)
-zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(stats.c)
diff --git a/subsys/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e116dbb62c..13e2b295ff7 100644
--- a/subsys/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ add_subdirectory(storage)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SETTINGS             settings)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_PM_CONTROL_OS        power)
 add_subdirectory(fb)
+add_subdirectory(stats)
diff --git a/subsys/stats/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/stats/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4e0ea4656a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subsys/stats/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(stats.c)
diff --git a/misc/stats.c b/subsys/stats/stats.c
similarity index 100%
rename from misc/stats.c
rename to subsys/stats/stats.c