diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 547e15daf03d..2ec6829a4e64 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # Convenient variables
 comma   := ,
+quote   := "
 squote  := '
 empty   :=
 space   := $(empty) $(empty)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 49392ecbef17..e6644369ca40 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -367,7 +367,3 @@ quiet_cmd_xzmisc = XZMISC  $@
 cmd_xzmisc = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
 	xz --check=crc32 --lzma2=dict=1MiB) > $@ || \
 	(rm -f $@ ; false)
-
-# misc stuff
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-quote:="