diff --git a/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs b/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
index 942a4bb82e48bb1eeca2d69e0870f3baeff78254..cd52d20b6525b805913694e6aa285dc1901d7e0d 100644
--- a/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/cpu/Makefile.objs
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARM11MPCORE) += arm11mpcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REALVIEW) += realview_mpcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_A9MPCORE) += a9mpcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_A15MPCORE) += a15mpcore.o
-obj-y += core.o
-
+common-obj-y += core.o