diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fae92a8c8d6f..6f9d75ec7c73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ export KBUILD_MODULES KBUILD_BUILTIN
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 # Objects we will link into vmlinux / subdirs we need to visit
 init-y		:= init/
-drivers-y	:= drivers/ sound/ firmware/ techpack/
+drivers-y	:= drivers/ sound/ firmware/ techpack/ techpack/data/drivers/
 net-y		:= net/
 libs-y		:= lib/
 core-y		:= usr/
diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index e0866eda8bbd..427228a2233c 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -232,4 +232,6 @@ source "drivers/sensors/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/gpu/msm/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/energy_model/Kconfig"
+
+source "techpack/data/drivers/Kconfig"
 endmenu
diff --git a/techpack/.gitignore b/techpack/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6782432896fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/techpack/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# ignore all subdirs except stub
+!/stub/