diff --git a/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile b/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile
index 98d8a5ae8334..e5e64d6ad0a7 100644
--- a/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
 
 do_compile_shared_library =			\
 	($(print_shared_lib_compile)		\
-	$(CC) --shared $^ -o $@ -lpthread -ldl -Wl,-soname='"$@"';$(shell ln -sf $@ liblockdep.so))
+	$(CC) --shared $^ -o $@ -lpthread -ldl -Wl,-soname='"$(@F)"';$(shell ln -sf $(@F) $(@D)/liblockdep.so))
 
 do_build_static_lib =				\
 	($(print_static_lib_build)		\
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ all_cmd: $(CMD_TARGETS)
 $(LIB_IN): force
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=liblockdep
 
-liblockdep.so.$(LIBLOCKDEP_VERSION): $(LIB_IN)
+$(OUTPUT)liblockdep.so.$(LIBLOCKDEP_VERSION): $(LIB_IN)
 	$(Q)$(do_compile_shared_library)
 
-liblockdep.a: $(LIB_IN)
+$(OUTPUT)liblockdep.a: $(LIB_IN)
 	$(Q)$(do_build_static_lib)
 
 tags:	force
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ install_lib: all_cmd
 install: install_lib
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) *.o *~ $(TARGETS) *.a *liblockdep*.so* $(VERSION_FILES) .*.d .*.cmd
+	$(RM) $(OUTPUT)*.o *~ $(TARGETS) $(OUTPUT)*.a $(OUTPUT)*liblockdep*.so* $(VERSION_FILES) $(OUTPUT).*.d $(OUTPUT).*.cmd
 	$(RM) tags TAGS
 
 PHONY += force