diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index adce180f3ee4..abe77add8789 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ $(obj)/uart-ath79.c: $(srctree)/arch/mips/ath79/early_printk.c
 
 vmlinuzobjs-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ) += $(obj)/ashldi3.o $(obj)/bswapsi.o
 
-extra-y += ashldi3.c bswapsi.c
-$(obj)/ashldi3.o $(obj)/bswapsi.o: KBUILD_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/lib
-$(obj)/ashldi3.c $(obj)/bswapsi.c: $(obj)/%.c: $(srctree)/arch/mips/lib/%.c
-	$(call cmd,shipped)
+extra-y += ashldi3.c
+$(obj)/ashldi3.c: $(obj)/%.c: $(srctree)/lib/%.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,shipped)
+
+extra-y += bswapsi.c
+$(obj)/bswapsi.c: $(obj)/%.c: $(srctree)/arch/mips/lib/%.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,shipped)
 
 targets := $(notdir $(vmlinuzobjs-y))