diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index 93decb89b1d85..7c466e94fd935 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Makefile for staging directory
 
+# fix for build system bug...
+obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)		+= staging.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_ET131X)		+= et131x/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS)		+= slicoss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SXG)		+= sxg/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/staging.c b/drivers/staging/staging.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..233e589c09328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/staging.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+static int __init staging_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit staging_exit(void)
+{
+}
+
+module_init(staging_init);
+module_exit(staging_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Kroah-Hartman");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Staging Core");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");