1 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1cc793ff42d4..b36aeb617bd2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -812,8 +812,8 @@ endif
 # prepare2 creates a makefile if using a separate output directory
 prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile
 
-prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/asm \
-                   include/config/auto.conf
+prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/linux/utsrelease.h \
+                   include/asm include/config/auto.conf
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODULES),)
         $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR)
         $(Q)rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*
@@ -848,21 +848,26 @@ include/asm:
 # needs to be updated, so this check is forced on all builds
 
 uts_len := 64
+define filechk_utsrelease.h
+        if [ `echo -n "$(KERNELRELEASE)" | wc -c ` -gt $(uts_len) ]; then \
+          echo '"$(KERNELRELEASE)" exceeds $(uts_len) characters' >&2;    \
+          exit 1;                                                         \
+        fi;                                                               \
+        (echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\";)
+endef
 
 define filechk_version.h
-        if [ `echo -n "$(KERNELRELEASE)" | wc -c ` -gt $(uts_len) ]; then \
-          echo '"$(KERNELRELEASE)" exceeds $(uts_len) characters' >&2; \
-          exit 1; \
-        fi; \
-        (echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\"; \
-          echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE `expr $(VERSION) \\* 65536 + $(PATCHLEVEL) \\* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL)`; \
-         echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))'; \
-        )
+        (echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE $(shell                             \
+        expr $(VERSION) \* 65536 + $(PATCHLEVEL) \* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL));     \
+        echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))';)
 endef
 
-include/linux/version.h: $(srctree)/Makefile include/config/kernel.release FORCE
+include/linux/version.h: $(srctree)/Makefile FORCE
         $(call filechk,version.h)
 
+include/linux/utsrelease.h: include/config/kernel.release FORCE
+        $(call filechk,utsrelease.h)
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += depend dep
@@ -955,7 +960,8 @@ CLEAN_FILES +=	vmlinux System.map \
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
 MRPROPER_DIRS  += include/config include2
 MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old include/asm .version .old_version \
-                  include/linux/autoconf.h include/linux/version.h \
+                  include/linux/autoconf.h include/linux/version.h      \
+                  include/linux/utsrelease.h                            \
                   Module.symvers tags TAGS cscope*
 
 # clean - Delete most, but leave enough to build external modules