1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 681ab58a1548..9800178fdcd2 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -399,8 +399,7 @@ $(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-ym) ;
 ifdef builtin-target
 
 quiet_cmd_ar_builtin = AR      $@
-      cmd_ar_builtin = rm -f $@; \
-                     $(AR) rcSTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(filter $(real-obj-y), $^)
+      cmd_ar_builtin = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcSTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(real-prereqs)
 
 $(builtin-target): $(real-obj-y) FORCE
         $(call if_changed,ar_builtin)
@@ -428,7 +427,7 @@ ifdef lib-target
 quiet_cmd_link_l_target = AR      $@
 
 # lib target archives do get a symbol table and index
-cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(lib-y)
+cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(real-prereqs)
 
 $(lib-target): $(lib-y) FORCE
         $(call if_changed,link_l_target)
@@ -453,6 +452,10 @@ targets += $(obj)/lib-ksyms.o
 
 endif
 
+# NOTE:
+# Do not replace $(filter %.o,^) with $(real-prereqs). When a single object
+# module is turned into a multi object module, $^ will contain header file
+# dependencies recorded in the .*.cmd file.
 quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = LD [M]  $@
 cmd_link_multi-m = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter %.o,$^) $(cmd_secanalysis)