diff --git a/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt b/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt
index ec4421b60b5..a7f4b0402a7 100644
--- a/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/arch/posix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@ zephyr_ld_options(
 # be included in a few zephyr kernel files.
 
 
-add_subdirectory(soc)
 add_subdirectory(core)
diff --git a/arch/posix/Kconfig b/arch/posix/Kconfig
index 5f75213059d..c0789084423 100644
--- a/arch/posix/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/posix/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ choice
 	prompt "POSIX Configuration Selection"
 	depends on ARCH_POSIX
 
-	source "arch/posix/soc/*/Kconfig.soc"
+	source "soc/posix/*/Kconfig.soc"
 endchoice
 
 menu "POSIX (native) Options"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ menu "POSIX (native) Options"
 # overriden (by defining symbols in multiple locations)
 #
 # (No SoC-specific Kconfig files as of writing, hence the optional source.)
-osource "arch/posix/soc/*/Kconfig"
+osource "soc/posix/*/Kconfig"
 
 config ARCH
 	default "posix"
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/posix/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/CMakeLists.txt
rename to soc/posix/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/posix/inf_clock/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/CMakeLists.txt
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/posix/inf_clock/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/Kconfig.defconfig
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/Kconfig.soc b/soc/posix/inf_clock/Kconfig.soc
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/Kconfig.soc
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/Kconfig.soc
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/linker.ld b/soc/posix/inf_clock/linker.ld
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/linker.ld
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/linker.ld
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/posix_board_if.h b/soc/posix/inf_clock/posix_board_if.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/posix_board_if.h
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/posix_board_if.h
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/posix_soc.h b/soc/posix/inf_clock/posix_soc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/posix_soc.h
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/posix_soc.h
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/soc.c b/soc/posix/inf_clock/soc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/soc.c
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/soc.c
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/soc.h b/soc/posix/inf_clock/soc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/soc.h
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/soc.h
diff --git a/arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/soc_irq.h b/soc/posix/inf_clock/soc_irq.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/posix/soc/inf_clock/soc_irq.h
rename to soc/posix/inf_clock/soc_irq.h