1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42d0e56818ea..346e28f5de52 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 3
 PATCHLEVEL = 7
 SUBLEVEL = 0
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Terrified Chipmunk
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -1321,10 +1321,12 @@ kernelversion:
 
 # Clear a bunch of variables before executing the submake
 tools/: FORCE
-        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= -C $(src)/tools/
+        $(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= O=$(objtree) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/
 
 tools/%: FORCE
-        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= -C $(src)/tools/ $*
+        $(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS= O=$(objtree) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/ $*
 
 # Single targets
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------