diff --git a/arch/ppc64/boot/Makefile b/arch/ppc64/boot/Makefile
index d79dfd60d8f8..f8f35999e1a6 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ppc64/boot/Makefile
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ $(call obj-sec, $(required) $(initrd)): $(obj)/kernel-%.o: $(obj)/kernel-%.c
 	$(call cmd,addsection)
 
 $(obj)/zImage.vmode: obj-boot += $(call obj-sec, $(required))
-$(obj)/zImage.vmode: $(call obj-sec, $(required)) $(obj-boot)
+$(obj)/zImage.vmode: $(call obj-sec, $(required)) $(obj-boot) $(srctree)/$(src)/zImage.lds
 	$(call cmd,bootld,$(obj-boot))
 
 $(obj)/zImage.initrd.vmode: obj-boot += $(call obj-sec, $(required) $(initrd))
-$(obj)/zImage.initrd.vmode: $(call obj-sec, $(required) $(initrd)) $(obj-boot)
+$(obj)/zImage.initrd.vmode: $(call obj-sec, $(required) $(initrd)) $(obj-boot) $(srctree)/$(src)/zImage.lds
 	$(call cmd,bootld,$(obj-boot))
 
 $(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/zImage.vmode $(obj)/addnote