diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 88285a474b..9f599bc255 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ tools-obj-y = $(oslib-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) qemu-tool.o qemu-timer.o \
 	iohandler.o cutils.o iov.o async.o
 tools-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += compatfd.o
 
-qemu-img$(EXESUF): qemu-img.o $(tools-obj-y) $(block-obj-y) $(qapi-obj-y) \
-                              qapi-visit.o qapi-types.o
+qemu-img$(EXESUF): qemu-img.o $(tools-obj-y) $(block-obj-y)
 qemu-nbd$(EXESUF): qemu-nbd.o $(tools-obj-y) $(block-obj-y)
 qemu-io$(EXESUF): qemu-io.o cmd.o $(tools-obj-y) $(block-obj-y)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 74b35422ce..3f16d67dac 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ block-obj-y += $(coroutine-obj-y) $(qobject-obj-y) $(version-obj-y)
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += posix-aio-compat.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
 block-obj-y += block/
+block-obj-y += $(qapi-obj-y) qapi-types.o qapi-visit.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_VIRTIO)$(CONFIG_VIRTFS)$(CONFIG_PCI),yyy)
 # Lots of the fsdev/9pcode is pulled in by vl.c via qemu_fsdev_add.
@@ -239,9 +240,9 @@ QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 
 nested-vars += \
 	qga-obj-y \
-	block-obj-y \
 	qom-obj-y \
 	qapi-obj-y \
+	block-obj-y \
 	user-obj-y \
 	common-obj-y \
 	extra-obj-y