diff --git a/src/arch/ppc64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/ppc64/Makefile.inc
index ac993d73e6..fae4c926b7 100644
--- a/src/arch/ppc64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/ppc64/Makefile.inc
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_PPC64),y)
 
 ramstage-y += rom_media.c
 ramstage-y += stages.c
-ramstage-y += misc.c
 ramstage-y += boot.c
 ramstage-y += tables.c
 ramstage-y += \
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/Makefile.inc
index db005bbab8..5c6c56e5de 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/Makefile.inc
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ bootblock-y += uart.c
 romstage-y += cbmem.c
 ramstage-y += cbmem.c
 romstage-y += romstage.c
+ramstage-y += timer.c
 romstage-y += uart.c
 ramstage-y += uart.c
 
diff --git a/src/arch/ppc64/misc.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/arch/ppc64/misc.c
rename to src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-power8/timer.c