diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
index 1d1b345..1615350 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@
 C-procfs-example2 = $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(C-procfs-example))
 $(obj)/procfs-guide.xml: $(C-procfs-example2)
 
+# List of programs to build
+##oops, this is a kernel module::hostprogs-y := procfs_example
+obj-m += procfs_example.o
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+
 notfoundtemplate = echo "*** You have to install docbook-utils or xmlto ***"; \
 		   exit 1
 db2xtemplate = db2TYPE -o $(dir $@) $<
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94b9457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+obj-m := DocBook/ accounting/ auxdisplay/ connector/ \
+	filesystems/configfs/ ia64/ networking/ \
+	pcmcia/ spi/ video4linux/ vm/ watchdog/src/
diff --git a/Documentation/accounting/Makefile b/Documentation/accounting/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31929eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/accounting/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := getdelays
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+
+HOSTCFLAGS_getdelays.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile b/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51fe233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := cfag12864b-example
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+
+HOSTCFLAGS_cfag12864b-example.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/connector/Makefile b/Documentation/connector/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8df1a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/connector/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_CONNECTOR),)
+obj-m += cn_test.o
+endif
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := ucon
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+
+HOSTCFLAGS_ucon.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be7ec5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/configfs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS),)
+obj-m += configfs_example_explicit.o configfs_example_macros.o
+endif
diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/Makefile b/Documentation/ia64/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b75db69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ia64/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := aliasing-test
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/Makefile b/Documentation/networking/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d8af1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := ifenslave
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile b/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..accde87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := crc32hash
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+
+HOSTCFLAGS_crc32hash.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/spi/Makefile b/Documentation/spi/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b03c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/spi/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := spidev_test spidev_fdx
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+
+HOSTCFLAGS_spidev_test.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
+HOSTCFLAGS_spidev_fdx.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/Makefile b/Documentation/video4linux/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed0e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := v4lgrab
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/vm/Makefile b/Documentation/vm/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f562f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/vm/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := slabinfo
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile b/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40e5f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
+obj- := dummy.o
+
+# List of programs to build
+hostprogs-y := watchdog-simple watchdog-test
+
+# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f3e2065..fd3ca6e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -822,6 +822,9 @@
 ifdef CONFIG_SAMPLES
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=samples
 endif
+ifdef CONFIG_BUILD_DOCSRC
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=Documentation
+endif
 	$(call vmlinux-modpost)
 	$(call if_changed_rule,vmlinux__)
 	$(Q)rm -f .old_version
@@ -1166,7 +1169,7 @@
 #
 clean: rm-dirs  := $(CLEAN_DIRS)
 clean: rm-files := $(CLEAN_FILES)
-clean-dirs      := $(addprefix _clean_,$(srctree) $(vmlinux-alldirs))
+clean-dirs      := $(addprefix _clean_,$(srctree) $(vmlinux-alldirs) Documentation)
 
 PHONY += $(clean-dirs) clean archclean
 $(clean-dirs):
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index e1d4764..800ac84 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -735,6 +735,15 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+menuconfig BUILD_DOCSRC
+	bool "Build targets in Documentation/ tree"
+	depends on HEADERS_CHECK
+	help
+	  This option attempts to build objects from the source files in the
+	  kernel Documentation/ tree.
+
+	  Say N if you are unsure.
+
 source "samples/Kconfig"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.kgdb"