diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f0e30b5248..5562d2c6d0 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ F: hw/intc/pl190.c
 F: hw/sd/pl181.c
 F: hw/ssi/pl022.c
 F: include/hw/ssi/pl022.h
-F: hw/timer/pl031.c
-F: include/hw/timer/pl031.h
+F: hw/rtc/pl031.c
+F: include/hw/rtc/pl031.h
 F: include/hw/arm/primecell.h
 F: hw/timer/cmsdk-apb-timer.c
 F: include/hw/timer/cmsdk-apb-timer.h
diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 6a143dcd57..1bcde315f7 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ trace-events-subdirs += hw/pci-host
 trace-events-subdirs += hw/ppc
 trace-events-subdirs += hw/rdma
 trace-events-subdirs += hw/rdma/vmw
+trace-events-subdirs += hw/rtc
 trace-events-subdirs += hw/s390x
 trace-events-subdirs += hw/scsi
 trace-events-subdirs += hw/sd
diff --git a/hw/Kconfig b/hw/Kconfig
index b45db3c813..4b53fee4d0 100644
--- a/hw/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ source pci-host/Kconfig
 source pcmcia/Kconfig
 source pci/Kconfig
 source rdma/Kconfig
+source rtc/Kconfig
 source scsi/Kconfig
 source sd/Kconfig
 source semihosting/Kconfig
diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index ece6cc3755..fd9750e5f2 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ devices-dirs-y += nvram/
 devices-dirs-y += pci/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci-bridge/ pci-host/
 devices-dirs-y += pcmcia/
+devices-dirs-y += rtc/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SCSI) += scsi/
 devices-dirs-y += sd/
 devices-dirs-y += ssi/
diff --git a/hw/arm/musca.c b/hw/arm/musca.c
index 68db4b5b38..ba99dd1941 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musca.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musca.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "hw/misc/tz-mpc.h"
 #include "hw/misc/tz-ppc.h"
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
-#include "hw/timer/pl031.h"
+#include "hw/rtc/pl031.h"
 
 #define MUSCA_NUMIRQ_MAX 96
 #define MUSCA_PPC_MAX 3
diff --git a/hw/rtc/Kconfig b/hw/rtc/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a4383bca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+config PL031
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs b/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e1eb42563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/rtc/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_PL031) += pl031.o
diff --git a/hw/timer/pl031.c b/hw/rtc/pl031.c
similarity index 99%
rename from hw/timer/pl031.c
rename to hw/rtc/pl031.c
index 2b3e261006..3a982752a2 100644
--- a/hw/timer/pl031.c
+++ b/hw/rtc/pl031.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "hw/timer/pl031.h"
+#include "hw/rtc/pl031.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
diff --git a/hw/rtc/trace-events b/hw/rtc/trace-events
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54c94ac557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/rtc/trace-events
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# See docs/devel/tracing.txt for syntax documentation.
+
+# pl031.c
+pl031_irq_state(int level) "irq state %d"
+pl031_read(uint32_t addr, uint32_t value) "addr 0x%08x value 0x%08x"
+pl031_write(uint32_t addr, uint32_t value) "addr 0x%08x value 0x%08x"
+pl031_alarm_raised(void) "alarm raised"
+pl031_set_alarm(uint32_t ticks) "alarm set for %u ticks"
diff --git a/hw/timer/Kconfig b/hw/timer/Kconfig
index eefc95f35e..27c5dce09e 100644
--- a/hw/timer/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/timer/Kconfig
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ config M41T80
 config M48T59
     bool
 
-config PL031
-    bool
-
 config TWL92230
     bool
     depends on I2C
diff --git a/hw/timer/Makefile.objs b/hw/timer/Makefile.objs
index f407523aa4..9f64f6e11e 100644
--- a/hw/timer/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/timer/Makefile.objs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += m48t59.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ISA_BUS),y)
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_M48T59) += m48t59-isa.o
 endif
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_PL031) += pl031.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PUV3) += puv3_ost.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_TWL92230) += twl92230.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX) += xilinx_timer.o
diff --git a/hw/timer/trace-events b/hw/timer/trace-events
index db02a9142c..6936fe8573 100644
--- a/hw/timer/trace-events
+++ b/hw/timer/trace-events
@@ -80,10 +80,3 @@ xlnx_zynqmp_rtc_gettime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int min, int sec
 # nrf51_timer.c
 nrf51_timer_read(uint64_t addr, uint32_t value, unsigned size) "read addr 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx32 " size %u"
 nrf51_timer_write(uint64_t addr, uint32_t value, unsigned size) "write addr 0x%" PRIx64 " data 0x%" PRIx32 " size %u"
-
-# pl031.c
-pl031_irq_state(int level) "irq state %d"
-pl031_read(uint32_t addr, uint32_t value) "addr 0x%08x value 0x%08x"
-pl031_write(uint32_t addr, uint32_t value) "addr 0x%08x value 0x%08x"
-pl031_alarm_raised(void) "alarm raised"
-pl031_set_alarm(uint32_t ticks) "alarm set for %u ticks"
diff --git a/include/hw/timer/pl031.h b/include/hw/rtc/pl031.h
similarity index 93%
rename from include/hw/timer/pl031.h
rename to include/hw/rtc/pl031.h
index 8c3f555ee2..e3cb1d646f 100644
--- a/include/hw/timer/pl031.h
+++ b/include/hw/rtc/pl031.h
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
  * GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 
-#ifndef HW_TIMER_PL031_H
-#define HW_TIMER_PL031_H
+#ifndef HW_RTC_PL031_H
+#define HW_RTC_PL031_H
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "qemu/timer.h"
 
 #define TYPE_PL031 "pl031"
 #define PL031(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(PL031State, (obj), TYPE_PL031)
