diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig b/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig
index 1a8bf76a925f..70ec8130622d 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config OMAP_REMOTEPROC
 	select REMOTEPROC
 	select MAILBOX
 	select OMAP2PLUS_MBOX
-	select RPMSG
+	select RPMSG_VIRTIO
 	help
 	  Say y here to support OMAP's remote processors (dual M3
 	  and DSP on OMAP4) via the remote processor framework.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ config DA8XX_REMOTEPROC
 	depends on ARCH_DAVINCI_DA8XX
 	select CMA if MMU
 	select REMOTEPROC
-	select RPMSG
+	select RPMSG_VIRTIO
 	help
 	  Say y here to support DA8xx/OMAP-L13x remote processors via the
 	  remote processor framework.
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig b/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
index 69a219387582..40614be88c97 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ menu "Rpmsg drivers"
 # RPMSG always gets selected by whoever wants it
 config RPMSG
 	tristate
+
+config RPMSG_VIRTIO
+	tristate
+	select RPMSG
 	select VIRTIO
 	select VIRTUALIZATION
 
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile b/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile
index 7617fcb8259f..c48ea55ad380 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG)	+= virtio_rpmsg_bus.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG)		+= rpmsg_core.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG_VIRTIO)	+= virtio_rpmsg_bus.o
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c511b5d64f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * remote processor messaging bus
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Texas Instruments, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Google, Inc.
+ *
+ * Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@wizery.com>
+ * Brian Swetland <swetland@google.com>
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+ * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "%s: " fmt, __func__
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/rpmsg.h>
+
+/**
+ * rpmsg_create_ept() - create a new rpmsg_endpoint
+ * @rpdev: rpmsg channel device
+ * @cb: rx callback handler
+ * @priv: private data for the driver's use
+ * @chinfo: channel_info with the local rpmsg address to bind with @cb
+ *
+ * Every rpmsg address in the system is bound to an rx callback (so when
+ * inbound messages arrive, they are dispatched by the rpmsg bus using the
+ * appropriate callback handler) by means of an rpmsg_endpoint struct.
+ *
+ * This function allows drivers to create such an endpoint, and by that,
+ * bind a callback, and possibly some private data too, to an rpmsg address
+ * (either one that is known in advance, or one that will be dynamically
+ * assigned for them).
+ *
+ * Simple rpmsg drivers need not call rpmsg_create_ept, because an endpoint
+ * is already created for them when they are probed by the rpmsg bus
+ * (using the rx callback provided when they registered to the rpmsg bus).
+ *
+ * So things should just work for simple drivers: they already have an
+ * endpoint, their rx callback is bound to their rpmsg address, and when
+ * relevant inbound messages arrive (i.e. messages which their dst address
+ * equals to the src address of their rpmsg channel), the driver's handler
+ * is invoked to process it.
+ *
+ * That said, more complicated drivers might do need to allocate
+ * additional rpmsg addresses, and bind them to different rx callbacks.
+ * To accomplish that, those drivers need to call this function.
+ *
+ * Drivers should provide their @rpdev channel (so the new endpoint would belong
+ * to the same remote processor their channel belongs to), an rx callback
+ * function, an optional private data (which is provided back when the
+ * rx callback is invoked), and an address they want to bind with the
+ * callback. If @addr is RPMSG_ADDR_ANY, then rpmsg_create_ept will
+ * dynamically assign them an available rpmsg address (drivers should have
+ * a very good reason why not to always use RPMSG_ADDR_ANY here).
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the endpoint on success, or NULL on error.
+ */
+struct rpmsg_endpoint *rpmsg_create_ept(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+					rpmsg_rx_cb_t cb, void *priv,
+					struct rpmsg_channel_info chinfo)
+{
+	return rpdev->ops->create_ept(rpdev, cb, priv, chinfo);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_create_ept);
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 088203ed1df8..605e09c96d65 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -242,54 +242,6 @@ free_ept:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * rpmsg_create_ept() - create a new rpmsg_endpoint
- * @rpdev: rpmsg channel device
- * @cb: rx callback handler
- * @priv: private data for the driver's use
- * @chinfo: channel_info with the local rpmsg address to bind with @cb
- *
- * Every rpmsg address in the system is bound to an rx callback (so when
- * inbound messages arrive, they are dispatched by the rpmsg bus using the
- * appropriate callback handler) by means of an rpmsg_endpoint struct.
- *
- * This function allows drivers to create such an endpoint, and by that,
- * bind a callback, and possibly some private data too, to an rpmsg address
- * (either one that is known in advance, or one that will be dynamically
- * assigned for them).
- *
- * Simple rpmsg drivers need not call rpmsg_create_ept, because an endpoint
- * is already created for them when they are probed by the rpmsg bus
- * (using the rx callback provided when they registered to the rpmsg bus).
- *
- * So things should just work for simple drivers: they already have an
- * endpoint, their rx callback is bound to their rpmsg address, and when
- * relevant inbound messages arrive (i.e. messages which their dst address
- * equals to the src address of their rpmsg channel), the driver's handler
- * is invoked to process it.
- *
- * That said, more complicated drivers might do need to allocate
- * additional rpmsg addresses, and bind them to different rx callbacks.
- * To accomplish that, those drivers need to call this function.
- *
- * Drivers should provide their @rpdev channel (so the new endpoint would belong
- * to the same remote processor their channel belongs to), an rx callback
- * function, an optional private data (which is provided back when the
- * rx callback is invoked), and an address they want to bind with the
- * callback. If @addr is RPMSG_ADDR_ANY, then rpmsg_create_ept will
- * dynamically assign them an available rpmsg address (drivers should have
- * a very good reason why not to always use RPMSG_ADDR_ANY here).
- *
- * Returns a pointer to the endpoint on success, or NULL on error.
- */
-struct rpmsg_endpoint *rpmsg_create_ept(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
-					rpmsg_rx_cb_t cb, void *priv,
-					struct rpmsg_channel_info chinfo)
-{
-	return rpdev->ops->create_ept(rpdev, cb, priv, chinfo);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_create_ept);
-
 static struct rpmsg_endpoint *virtio_rpmsg_create_ept(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
 						      rpmsg_rx_cb_t cb,
 						      void *priv,
