diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
index c7d13e87b4edeb47f745df5600297b836afd3c56..e2073c739410bf92a1ad621025272c852a30cf84 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Makefile
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ endif
 
 BPFTOOL_BOOTSTRAP := $(BOOTSTRAP_OUTPUT)bpftool
 
-BOOTSTRAP_OBJS = $(addprefix $(BOOTSTRAP_OUTPUT),main.o common.o json_writer.o gen.o btf.o xlated_dumper.o btf_dumper.o) $(OUTPUT)disasm.o
+BOOTSTRAP_OBJS = $(addprefix $(BOOTSTRAP_OUTPUT),main.o common.o json_writer.o gen.o btf.o xlated_dumper.o btf_dumper.o disasm.o)
 OBJS = $(patsubst %.c,$(OUTPUT)%.o,$(SRCS)) $(OUTPUT)disasm.o
 
 VMLINUX_BTF_PATHS ?= $(if $(O),$(O)/vmlinux)				\
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ endif
 
 CFLAGS += $(if $(BUILD_BPF_SKELS),,-DBPFTOOL_WITHOUT_SKELETONS)
 
+$(BOOTSTRAP_OUTPUT)disasm.o: $(srctree)/kernel/bpf/disasm.c
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(HOSTCC) $(CFLAGS) -c -MMD -o $@ $<
+
 $(OUTPUT)disasm.o: $(srctree)/kernel/bpf/disasm.c
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -MMD -o $@ $<