diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 47c9fe175bd9a0b245757e4271a5fa4dec88717e..780048056ac59dd477540a8087f21755fdbdb603 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ always += old-atomics
 targets += old-atomics
 
 quiet_cmd_atomics = CALL    $<
-      cmd_atomics = $(CONFIG_SHELL) scripts/atomic/check-atomics.sh
+      cmd_atomics = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $<
 
 old-atomics: scripts/atomic/check-atomics.sh FORCE
 	$(call cmd,atomics)