diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 821a16229111eba69f189ae9be683f02eeb70862..66787b9f66161829bf2e306e12c79f9935c451b9 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 idr.o int_sqrt.o extable.o \
 	 sha1.o md5.o irq_regs.o reciprocal_div.o argv_split.o \
 	 proportions.o flex_proportions.o prio_heap.o ratelimit.o show_mem.o \
-	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o
+	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o kobject_uevent.o
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_MMU) += ioremap.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG
 CFLAGS_kobject_uevent.o += -DDEBUG
 endif
 
-lib-$(CONFIG_HOTPLUG) += kobject_uevent.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP) += iomap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP) += pci_iomap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM) += iomap_copy.o devres.o