diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kbuild b/arch/microblaze/Kbuild
index a4e40e534e6a..a1c597889319 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kbuild
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+obj-y			+= kernel/
+obj-y			+= mm/
+obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)	+= pci/
+obj-y			+= boot/dts/
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
index 6d4af39e3890..9adc6b6434df 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
@@ -50,17 +50,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += -ffixed-r31 $(CPUFLAGS-y) $(CPUFLAGS-1) $(CPUFLAGS-2)
 
 head-y := arch/microblaze/kernel/head.o
 libs-y += arch/microblaze/lib/
-core-y += arch/microblaze/kernel/
-core-y += arch/microblaze/mm/
-core-$(CONFIG_PCI) += arch/microblaze/pci/
 
 boot := arch/microblaze/boot
 
 # Are we making a simpleImage.<boardname> target? If so, crack out the boardname
 DTB:=$(subst simpleImage.,,$(filter simpleImage.%, $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 
-core-y	+= $(boot)/dts/
-
 export DTB
 
 all: linux.bin