diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 3118d67d68fb5365839bdf74b27319a21ff267cb..dd6ca456cde3da2f87a0c47b6ca11b49488c77c7 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ F:	drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
 APPLETALK NETWORK LAYER
 M:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>
 S:	Maintained
-F:	drivers/staging/appletalk/
+F:	drivers/net/appletalk/
+F:	net/appletalk/
 
 ARC FRAMEBUFFER DRIVER
 M:	Jaya Kumar <jayalk@intworks.biz>
diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 11a9c053f0c85f3def656c12a8faa18c376b784f..b90738d13994318dcf2a06442cd7eba52629b9a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MACB) += macb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_S6GMAC) += s6gmac.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM) += arm/
+obj-$(CONFIG_DEV_APPLETALK) += appletalk/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TR) += tokenring/
 obj-$(CONFIG_WAN) += wan/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCNET) += arcnet/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/Kconfig b/drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/Kconfig
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig
diff --git a/drivers/net/appletalk/Makefile b/drivers/net/appletalk/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6cfc705f7c5c0a2843e29353896b6cdd9a7c0089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# Makefile for drivers/net/appletalk
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_IPDDP) += ipddp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_COPS) += cops.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LTPC) += ltpc.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/cops.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/cops.c
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
index 661d42eff7d80dca5f43f692933e1fd8e0d11ac5..748c9f526e713274d8d3c722bd321c0a0e845e28 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/cops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static const char *version =
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/if_ltalk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>	/* For udelay() */
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ static const char *version =
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/dma.h>
 
-#include "atalk.h"
 #include "cops.h"		/* Our Stuff */
 #include "cops_ltdrv.h"		/* Firmware code for Tangent type cards. */
 #include "cops_ffdrv.h"		/* Firmware code for Dayna type cards. */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/cops.h b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/cops.h
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/cops.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h b/drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ipddp.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/ipddp.c
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c
index 58b4e6098ad4be100d3e4e7a5808a347e672b5fe..10d0dba572c2e319f630638e204ed8c12ae38b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ipddp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.c
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#include "atalk.h"
 #include "ipddp.h"		/* Our stuff */
 
 static const char version[] = KERN_INFO "ipddp.c:v0.01 8/28/97 Bradford W. Johnson <johns393@maroon.tc.umn.edu>\n";
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ipddp.h b/drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/ipddp.h
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/ipddp.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ltpc.c b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/ltpc.c
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
index 60caf892695ead371d05964d42b2bdb7c3bd0919..e69eead12ec715cd7fb610218bee4129e0f88129 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ltpc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static int dma;
 #include <linux/if_ltalk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 
@@ -233,7 +234,6 @@ static int dma;
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 /* our stuff */
-#include "atalk.h"
 #include "ltpc.h"
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(txqueue_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ltpc.h b/drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/ltpc.h
rename to drivers/net/appletalk/ltpc.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 584d4e264807eb54c8e2544613374b23ab5d8ae5..b80755da5394bd07b315ef090bdb6f2f7769d00f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ source "drivers/staging/bcm/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/ft1000/Kconfig"
 
-source "drivers/staging/appletalk/Kconfig"
-
 source "drivers/staging/intel_sst/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/speakup/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index 88f0c64e7e586e595dcd10ca61652c0b2081fce0..fd26509e5efa052a5d5ddebcb0b112a19dc419bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ATH6K_LEGACY)	+= ath6kl/
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_ENESTORAGE)	+= keucr/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM_WIMAX)	+= bcm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FT1000)		+= ft1000/
-obj-$(CONFIG_DEV_APPLETALK) += appletalk/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_INTEL_SST)		+= intel_sst/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPEAKUP)	+= speakup/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_CLEARPAD_TM1217)	+= cptm1217/
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index 86a2d7d905c070fe42f033051ec2a85720c3e05a..61abb638b4bfdcef8c2a47446fb778714b9b25b8 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/i2c-dev.h>
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 
 #include <net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/Kbuild b/include/linux/Kbuild
index 362041b73a2fc17d549844c17794a03bed49ea77..2296d8b1931f694a6ffa6fc1ea0ec7064728c2c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/Kbuild
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ header-y += agpgart.h
 header-y += aio_abi.h
 header-y += apm_bios.h
 header-y += arcfb.h
+header-y += atalk.h
 header-y += atm.h
 header-y += atm_eni.h
 header-y += atm_he.h
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/atalk.h b/include/linux/atalk.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/atalk.h
rename to include/linux/atalk.h
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 082c8bc977e17a7151b2063a2772af4d82930158..72840626284bc74b4fcd3d6564781ff909fae75f 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ source "net/8021q/Kconfig"
 source "net/decnet/Kconfig"
 source "net/llc/Kconfig"
 source "net/ipx/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/net/appletalk/Kconfig"
 source "net/x25/Kconfig"
 source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
 source "net/econet/Kconfig"
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 16d9947b4b956692c6b87a7f4f09f7417daa8c86..a3330ebe2c5345a32140e9b8b84445ac756dcecb 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NET_KEY)		+= key/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRIDGE)		+= bridge/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA)		+= dsa/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPX)		+= ipx/
+obj-$(CONFIG_ATALK)		+= appletalk/
 obj-$(CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER)	+= wanrouter/
 obj-$(CONFIG_X25)		+= x25/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LAPB)		+= lapb/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/Makefile b/net/appletalk/Makefile
similarity index 56%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/Makefile
rename to net/appletalk/Makefile
index 2a5129a5c6bcb6c588a909df91ec12d6b8122ee4..5cda56edef571075ac730003c44ebf0648b1d88e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/Makefile
+++ b/net/appletalk/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 #
-# Makefile for drivers/staging/appletalk
+# Makefile for the Linux AppleTalk layer.
 #
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATALK) += appletalk.o
 
 appletalk-y			:= aarp.o ddp.o dev.o
 appletalk-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS)	+= atalk_proc.o
 appletalk-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL)	+= sysctl_net_atalk.o
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_IPDDP) += ipddp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_COPS) += cops.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_LTPC) += ltpc.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/aarp.c b/net/appletalk/aarp.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/aarp.c
rename to net/appletalk/aarp.c
index 7163a1dd501f43c8aca53d9e47606b30fc334eb6..50dce7981321709e5aa095c233234ca83e69d034 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/aarp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/aarp.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/datalink.h>
 #include <net/psnap.h>
-#include "atalk.h"
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/atalk_proc.c b/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
rename to net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
index d012ba2e67d1dd2cbe8000ce7c3e9bb8f8f8d243..6ef0e761e5de28d40cdf43559271e19b4e132a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
-#include "atalk.h"
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 
 
 static __inline__ struct atalk_iface *atalk_get_interface_idx(loff_t pos)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/ddp.c
rename to net/appletalk/ddp.c
index 940dd1908339b0db5be5943280073d1d5a1928fb..c410b93fda2ecde367bf1815dda21ccbbff36823 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/tcp_states.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
-#include "atalk.h"
-#include "../../net/core/kmap_skb.h"
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
+#include "../core/kmap_skb.h"
 
 struct datalink_proto *ddp_dl, *aarp_dl;
 static const struct proto_ops atalk_dgram_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/dev.c b/net/appletalk/dev.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/dev.c
rename to net/appletalk/dev.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c b/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
similarity index 98%
rename from drivers/staging/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
rename to net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
index 4c896b625b2b7d432f3b156a002e95c11c933648..04e9c0da7aa95e5936d09c026c0f03a0bb4cb060 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
-#include "atalk.h"
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 
 static struct ctl_table atalk_table[] = {
 	{
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 26f7bcf36810903351d6859bdeffd196f068284c..ac2219f90d5dd45bed66ab827b26a5f96cf7ca09 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 #include <linux/ipv6_route.h>
 #include <linux/route.h>
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
+#include <linux/atalk.h>
 
 static int sock_no_open(struct inode *irrelevant, struct file *dontcare);
 static ssize_t sock_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,