diff --git a/net/6lowpan/Kconfig b/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..028a5c6d1f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config 6LOWPAN
+	bool "6LoWPAN Support"
+	depends on IPV6
+	---help---
+	  This enables IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Network -
+	  "6LoWPAN" which is supported by IEEE 802.15.4 or Bluetooth stacks.
diff --git a/net/6lowpan/Makefile b/net/6lowpan/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..415886bb456a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/6lowpan/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_6LOWPAN) := 6lowpan.o
+
+6lowpan-y := iphc.o
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_iphc.c b/net/6lowpan/iphc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/ieee802154/6lowpan_iphc.c
rename to net/6lowpan/iphc.c
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index d92afe4204d9..4051fdfa4367 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
 source "net/x25/Kconfig"
 source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
 source "net/phonet/Kconfig"
+source "net/6lowpan/Kconfig"
 source "net/ieee802154/Kconfig"
 source "net/mac802154/Kconfig"
 source "net/sched/Kconfig"
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index cbbbe6d657ca..7ed1970074b0 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CAIF)		+= caif/
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DCB),)
 obj-y				+= dcb/
 endif
-obj-y				+= ieee802154/
+obj-$(CONFIG_6LOWPAN)		+= 6lowpan/
+obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154)	+= ieee802154/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC802154)		+= mac802154/
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NET),y)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/Kconfig b/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
index f5afaa22f6ec..600fb29288f4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
+++ b/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ menuconfig BT
 
 config BT_6LOWPAN
 	tristate "Bluetooth 6LoWPAN support"
-	depends on BT && IPV6
-	select 6LOWPAN_IPHC if BT_6LOWPAN
+	depends on BT && 6LOWPAN
 	help
 	  IPv6 compression over Bluetooth Low Energy.
 
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/Kconfig b/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
index 8af1330b3137..c0d4154d144f 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ config IEEE802154
 
 config IEEE802154_6LOWPAN
 	tristate "6lowpan support over IEEE 802.15.4"
-	depends on IEEE802154 && IPV6
-	select 6LOWPAN_IPHC
+	depends on IEEE802154 && 6LOWPAN
 	---help---
 	  IPv6 compression over IEEE 802.15.4.
-
-config 6LOWPAN_IPHC
-	tristate
-	---help---
-	  6lowpan compression code which is shared between IEEE 802.15.4 and Bluetooth
-	  stacks.
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/Makefile b/net/ieee802154/Makefile
index bf1b51497a41..3914b1ed4274 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/Makefile
+++ b/net/ieee802154/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154) += ieee802154.o af_802154.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN) += 6lowpan.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_6LOWPAN_IPHC) += 6lowpan_iphc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN) += ieee802154_6lowpan.o
 
-6lowpan-y := 6lowpan_rtnl.o reassembly.o
+ieee802154_6lowpan-y := 6lowpan_rtnl.o reassembly.o
 ieee802154-y := netlink.o nl-mac.o nl-phy.o nl_policy.o wpan-class.o \
                 header_ops.o
 af_802154-y := af_ieee802154.o raw.o dgram.o