diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index fdca952f6a40..6165622c3e29 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ sub_cmd_record_mcount =					\
 	if [ $(@) != "scripts/mod/empty.o" ]; then	\
 		$(objtree)/scripts/recordmcount $(RECORDMCOUNT_FLAGS) "$(@)";	\
 	fi;
+recordmcount_source := $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.c \
+		    $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.h
 else
 sub_cmd_record_mcount = set -e ; perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH)" \
 	"$(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),big,little)" \
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ sub_cmd_record_mcount = set -e ; perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH
 	"$(OBJDUMP)" "$(OBJCOPY)" "$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)" \
 	"$(LD)" "$(NM)" "$(RM)" "$(MV)" \
 	"$(if $(part-of-module),1,0)" "$(@)";
+recordmcount_source := $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl
 endif
 cmd_record_mcount = 						\
 	if [ "$(findstring -pg,$(_c_flags))" = "-pg" ]; then	\
@@ -282,13 +285,13 @@ define rule_cc_o_c
 endef
 
 # Built-in and composite module parts
-$(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+$(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(recordmcount_source) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,force_checksrc)
 	$(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
 
 # Single-part modules are special since we need to mark them in $(MODVERDIR)
 
-$(single-used-m): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+$(single-used-m): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(recordmcount_source) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,force_checksrc)
 	$(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
 	@{ echo $(@:.o=.ko); echo $@; } > $(MODVERDIR)/$(@F:.o=.mod)