diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
index 6a026f69b563e67cf098f110901b490a887bd8f0..4241e0dfeeaf1edeae16c4fd61a505b1985bb28f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ $(objhdr-y) $(header-y) $(unifdef-y): $(KBUILDFILES)
 	$(call cmd,gen)
 
 else
-$(objhdr-y) :		$(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/$(_dst)/%.h: $(srctree)/$(obj)/%.h $(KBUILDFILES)
+$(objhdr-y) :		$(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/$(_dst)/%.h: $(objtree)/$(obj)/%.h $(KBUILDFILES)
 	$(call cmd,o_hdr_install)
 
 $(header-y) :		$(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/$(_dst)/%.h: $(srctree)/$(obj)/%.h $(KBUILDFILES)