diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index 8dda214632266bf23c09757cc477418b124587ef..9326af5186fe0f8a7a10cb8d69fabe56b7b4082b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Makefile for the Linux/MIPS kernel.
 #
 
-CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
-
 extra-y		:= head.o init_task.o vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y		+= cpu-probe.o branch.o entry.o genex.o irq.o process.o \
@@ -103,3 +101,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_STD_PC_SERIAL_PORT)	+= 8250-platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPS_CPUFREQ)	+= cpufreq/
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
+
+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds		:= $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)