1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
index 00a05f45b39a..f03e681f8891 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
+++ b/tools/scripts/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ifneq ($(O),)
 ifeq ($(origin O), command line)
         dummy := $(if $(shell test -d $(O) || echo $(O)),$(error O=$(O) does not exist),)
         ABSOLUTE_O := $(shell cd $(O) ; pwd)
@@ -7,9 +8,10 @@ ifeq ($(objtree),)
         objtree := $(O)
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
-ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
 # check that the output directory actually exists
+ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
 OUTDIR := $(shell cd $(OUTPUT) && /bin/pwd)
 $(if $(OUTDIR),, $(error output directory "$(OUTPUT)" does not exist))
 endif