diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Kconfig b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Kconfig
index 0a537aba35e2858fdd06041335eb5c06c999ab7a..355298989dd8b413752cf3512077e1d8904d921f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Kconfig
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@ config SOC_CAMERA_PLATFORM
 	help
 	  This is a generic SoC camera platform driver, useful for testing
 
-config VIDEO_MX3
-	tristate "i.MX3x Camera Sensor Interface driver"
-	depends on VIDEO_DEV && MX3_IPU && SOC_CAMERA
-	depends on MX3_IPU || COMPILE_TEST
-	depends on HAS_DMA
-	select VIDEOBUF2_DMA_CONTIG
-	---help---
-	  This is a v4l2 driver for the i.MX3x Camera Sensor Interface
-
 config VIDEO_PXA27x
 	tristate "PXA27x Quick Capture Interface driver"
 	depends on VIDEO_DEV && PXA27x && SOC_CAMERA
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Makefile b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Makefile
index dad56b9fa01e55b403dccb158baff87ee594af56..7ee71ae231c72b169a85000bed03740518ff95d9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_CAMERA_PLATFORM)	+= soc_camera_platform.o
 
 # soc-camera host drivers have to be linked after camera drivers
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_ATMEL_ISI)		+= atmel-isi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_MX3)			+= mx3_camera.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_PXA27x)		+= pxa_camera.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_SH_MOBILE_CEU)	+= sh_mobile_ceu_camera.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_SH_MOBILE_CSI2)	+= sh_mobile_csi2.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/media/Kconfig
index 11d62b2afae5964738b5ac8c3996c3999833c32e..be271084ad91a8601a604ca9b8feb6287bd0576f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ source "drivers/staging/media/mn88473/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/media/mx2/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/media/mx3/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/media/omap1/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/media/omap4iss/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/Makefile b/drivers/staging/media/Makefile
index d3ff2d054be710134ebb2ed20bfd99ecacdde495..4861163371ef2bfdf2bad36a0b119ec54bf25b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DVB_CXD2099)	+= cxd2099/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_STAGING)	+= lirc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_DM365_VPFE)	+= davinci_vpfe/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_MX2)		+= mx2/
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_MX3)		+= mx3/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_OMAP1)	+= omap1/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_OMAP4)	+= omap4iss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DVB_MN88472)       += mn88472/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/mx3/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/media/mx3/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..595d5fe7cad1ecb2969d285670a9c9d91a4c2e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/mx3/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+config VIDEO_MX3
+	tristate "i.MX3x Camera Sensor Interface driver"
+	depends on VIDEO_DEV && MX3_IPU && SOC_CAMERA
+	depends on MX3_IPU || COMPILE_TEST
+	depends on HAS_DMA
+	select VIDEOBUF2_DMA_CONTIG
+	---help---
+	  This is a v4l2 driver for the i.MX3x Camera Sensor Interface
+
+	  This driver is deprecated: it should become a stand-alone driver
+	  instead of using the soc-camera framework.
+
+	  Unless someone is willing to take this on (unlikely with such
+	  ancient hardware) it is going to be removed from the kernel
+	  soon.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/mx3/Makefile b/drivers/staging/media/mx3/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6d91dcd80c1de07b4256cdf2903d021374ab76e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/mx3/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Makefile for i.MX3x Camera Sensor driver
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_MX3) += mx3_camera.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/mx3_camera.c b/drivers/staging/media/mx3/mx3_camera.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/mx3_camera.c
rename to drivers/staging/media/mx3/mx3_camera.c