6 files changed, 12 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 06b801e12fb4..65db5bef2e36 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ timeconst-file := include/generated/timeconst.h
 
 targets += $(timeconst-file)
 
-define filechk_gentimeconst
-        echo $(CONFIG_HZ) | bc -q $<
-endef
+filechk_gentimeconst = echo $(CONFIG_HZ) | bc -q $<
 
 $(timeconst-file): kernel/time/timeconst.bc FORCE
         $(call filechk,gentimeconst)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 437d6033598c..adf1bd212cf2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1041,9 +1041,8 @@ PHONY += $(vmlinux-dirs)
 $(vmlinux-dirs): prepare
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$@ need-builtin=1
 
-define filechk_kernel.release
+filechk_kernel.release = \
         echo "$(KERNELVERSION)$$($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))"
-endef
 
 # Store (new) KERNELRELEASE string in include/config/kernel.release
 include/config/kernel.release: $(srctree)/Makefile FORCE
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/Makefile b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/Makefile
index 4d929edc80a6..b98f25029b8e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/Makefile
@@ -24,17 +24,11 @@ uapi:	$(uapi-hdrs-y)
 _dummy := $(shell [ -d '$(uapi)' ] || mkdir -p '$(uapi)') \
           $(shell [ -d '$(kapi)' ] || mkdir -p '$(kapi)')
 
-define filechk_syshdr
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) '$(systbl)' -H -a $(syshdr_abi_$(basetarget)) -f "$2" < $<
-endef
+filechk_syshdr = $(CONFIG_SHELL) '$(systbl)' -H -a $(syshdr_abi_$(basetarget)) -f "$2" < $<
 
-define filechk_sysnr
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) '$(systbl)' -N -a $(sysnr_abi_$(basetarget)) < $<
-endef
+filechk_sysnr = $(CONFIG_SHELL) '$(systbl)' -N -a $(sysnr_abi_$(basetarget)) < $<
 
-define filechk_syscalls
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) '$(systbl)' -S < $<
-endef
+filechk_syscalls = $(CONFIG_SHELL) '$(systbl)' -S < $<
 
 syshdr_abi_unistd_32 := common,32
 $(uapi)/unistd_32.h: $(syscall) FORCE
diff --git a/arch/s390/tools/Makefile b/arch/s390/tools/Makefile
index cf4846a7ee8d..2342b84b3386 100644
--- a/arch/s390/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/tools/Makefile
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_gen_opcode_table.o += -Wall $(LINUXINCLUDE)
 # Ensure output directory exists
 _dummy := $(shell [ -d '$(kapi)' ] || mkdir -p '$(kapi)')
 
-define filechk_facility-defs.h
-        $(obj)/gen_facilities
-endef
+filechk_facility-defs.h = $(obj)/gen_facilities
 
-define filechk_dis-defs.h
+filechk_dis-defs.h = \
         $(obj)/gen_opcode_table < $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/tools/opcodes.txt
-endef
 
 $(kapi)/facility-defs.h: $(obj)/gen_facilities FORCE
         $(call filechk,facility-defs.h)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 74a3fe7ddc01..525bff667a52 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ kecho := $($(quiet)kecho)
 ###
 # filechk is used to check if the content of a generated file is updated.
 # Sample usage:
-# define filechk_sample
-#       echo $KERNELRELEASE
-# endef
-# version.h : Makefile
+#
+# filechk_sample = echo $(KERNELRELEASE)
+# version.h: FORCE
 #       $(call filechk,sample)
+#
 # The rule defined shall write to stdout the content of the new file.
 # The existing file will be compared with the new one.
 # - If no file exist it is created
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index ec204fa54c9a..679e62e5a15c 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -201,9 +201,7 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_gconf.o  = $(shell . $(obj)/.gconf-cfg && echo $$cflags)
 $(obj)/gconf.o: $(obj)/.gconf-cfg
 
 # check if necessary packages are available, and configure build flags
-define filechk_conf_cfg
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) $<
-endef
+filechk_conf_cfg = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $<
 
 $(obj)/.%conf-cfg: $(src)/%conf-cfg.sh FORCE
         $(call filechk,conf_cfg)