diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 409d7db4d457..a07af6b9d48e 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1549,8 +1549,8 @@ M: Glenn Miles <milesg@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
 L: qemu-ppc@nongnu.org
 L: qemu-arm@nongnu.org
 S: Odd Fixes
-F: hw/misc/pca955*.c
-F: include/hw/misc/pca955*.h
+F: hw/gpio/pca955*.c
+F: include/hw/gpio/pca955*.h
 
 virtex_ml507
 M: Edgar E. Iglesias <edgar.iglesias@gmail.com>
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/pca9552.h b/include/hw/gpio/pca9552.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/misc/pca9552.h
rename to include/hw/gpio/pca9552.h
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/pca9552_regs.h b/include/hw/gpio/pca9552_regs.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/misc/pca9552_regs.h
rename to include/hw/gpio/pca9552_regs.h
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/pca9554.h b/include/hw/gpio/pca9554.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/misc/pca9554.h
rename to include/hw/gpio/pca9554.h
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/pca9554_regs.h b/include/hw/gpio/pca9554_regs.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/misc/pca9554_regs.h
rename to include/hw/gpio/pca9554_regs.h
diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index 729f66941462..badf6f6fa09d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/i2c_mux_pca954x.h"
 #include "hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9552.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9552.h"
 #include "hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.h"
 #include "hw/sensor/tmp105.h"
 #include "hw/misc/led.h"
diff --git a/hw/misc/pca9552.c b/hw/gpio/pca9552.c
similarity index 99%
rename from hw/misc/pca9552.c
rename to hw/gpio/pca9552.c
index 2ae13af35e93..27d4db068095 100644
--- a/hw/misc/pca9552.c
+++ b/hw/gpio/pca9552.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9552.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9552_regs.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9552.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9552_regs.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
diff --git a/hw/misc/pca9554.c b/hw/gpio/pca9554.c
similarity index 99%
rename from hw/misc/pca9554.c
rename to hw/gpio/pca9554.c
index 5e31696797d9..7d10a64ba7c1 100644
--- a/hw/misc/pca9554.c
+++ b/hw/gpio/pca9554.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9554.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9554_regs.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9554.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9554_regs.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
diff --git a/tests/qtest/pca9552-test.c b/tests/qtest/pca9552-test.c
index ccca2b3d9140..747495769239 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/pca9552-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/pca9552-test.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "libqtest.h"
 #include "libqos/qgraph.h"
 #include "libqos/i2c.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9552_regs.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9552_regs.h"
 
 #define PCA9552_TEST_ID   "pca9552-test"
 #define PCA9552_TEST_ADDR 0x60
diff --git a/tests/qtest/pnv-host-i2c-test.c b/tests/qtest/pnv-host-i2c-test.c
index c6351772520c..7f64d597ac1d 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/pnv-host-i2c-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/pnv-host-i2c-test.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "libqtest.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9554_regs.h"
-#include "hw/misc/pca9552_regs.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9554_regs.h"
+#include "hw/gpio/pca9552_regs.h"
 #include "pnv-xscom.h"
 
 #define PPC_BIT(bit)            (0x8000000000000000ULL >> (bit))
diff --git a/hw/gpio/meson.build b/hw/gpio/meson.build
index 791e93a97bcc..a7495d196ae9 100644
--- a/hw/gpio/meson.build
+++ b/hw/gpio/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_GPIO_KEY', if_true: files('gpio_key.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_GPIO_MPC8XXX', if_true: files('mpc8xxx.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_GPIO_PWR', if_true: files('gpio_pwr.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MAX7310', if_true: files('max7310.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PCA9552', if_true: files('pca9552.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PCA9554', if_true: files('pca9554.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PL061', if_true: files('pl061.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ZAURUS', if_true: files('zaurus.c'))
 
diff --git a/hw/gpio/trace-events b/hw/gpio/trace-events
index 9331f4289d5a..b91cc7e9a45d 100644
--- a/hw/gpio/trace-events
+++ b/hw/gpio/trace-events
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ nrf51_gpio_write(uint64_t offset, uint64_t value) "offset 0x%" PRIx64 " value 0x
 nrf51_gpio_set(int64_t line, int64_t value) "line %" PRIi64 " value %" PRIi64
 nrf51_gpio_update_output_irq(int64_t line, int64_t value) "line %" PRIi64 " value %" PRIi64
 
+# pca9552.c
+pca955x_gpio_status(const char *description, const char *buf) "%s GPIOs 0-15 [%s]"
+pca955x_gpio_change(const char *description, unsigned id, unsigned prev_state, unsigned current_state) "%s GPIO id:%u status: %u -> %u"
+
 # pl061.c
 pl061_update(const char *id, uint32_t dir, uint32_t data, uint32_t pullups, uint32_t floating) "%s GPIODIR 0x%x GPIODATA 0x%x pullups 0x%x floating 0x%x"
 pl061_set_output(const char *id, int gpio, int level) "%s setting output %d to %d"
diff --git a/hw/misc/meson.build b/hw/misc/meson.build
index 8e1ddc00f9b2..dd6cf89a5449 100644
--- a/hw/misc/meson.build
+++ b/hw/misc/meson.build
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_EDU', if_true: files('edu.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_FW_CFG_DMA', if_true: files('vmcoreinfo.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ISA_DEBUG', if_true: files('debugexit.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ISA_TESTDEV', if_true: files('pc-testdev.c'))
-system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PCA9552', if_true: files('pca9552.c'))
-system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PCA9554', if_true: files('pca9554.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PCI_TESTDEV', if_true: files('pci-testdev.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_UNIMP', if_true: files('unimp.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_EMPTY_SLOT', if_true: files('empty_slot.c'))
diff --git a/hw/misc/trace-events b/hw/misc/trace-events
index 0374eb33ac52..4896001f35de 100644
--- a/hw/misc/trace-events
+++ b/hw/misc/trace-events
@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ grlib_apb_pnp_read(uint64_t addr, unsigned size, uint32_t value) "APB PnP read a
 led_set_intensity(const char *color, const char *desc, uint8_t intensity_percent) "LED desc:'%s' color:%s intensity: %u%%"
 led_change_intensity(const char *color, const char *desc, uint8_t old_intensity_percent, uint8_t new_intensity_percent) "LED desc:'%s' color:%s intensity %u%% -> %u%%"
 
-# pca9552.c
-pca955x_gpio_status(const char *description, const char *buf) "%s GPIOs 0-15 [%s]"
-pca955x_gpio_change(const char *description, unsigned id, unsigned prev_state, unsigned current_state) "%s GPIO id:%u status: %u -> %u"
-
 # bcm2835_cprman.c
 bcm2835_cprman_read(uint64_t offset, uint64_t value) "offset:0x%" PRIx64 " value:0x%" PRIx64
 bcm2835_cprman_write(uint64_t offset, uint64_t value) "offset:0x%" PRIx64 " value:0x%" PRIx64
