diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 9a4985213bc91acf46e384c2c2cc2dccf3eadaad..bbc668b3cc1671c661d628cee9b116d28b7f392d 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ all: $(PROGS) stap
 # Dummy command so that make thinks it has done something
 	@true
 
-CONFIG_NO_PCI = $(if $(subst n,,$(CONFIG_PCI)),n,y)
-CONFIG_NO_KVM = $(if $(subst n,,$(CONFIG_KVM)),n,y)
-CONFIG_NO_XEN = $(if $(subst n,,$(CONFIG_XEN)),n,y)
-
 #########################################################
 # cpu emulator library
 obj-y = exec.o translate-all.o cpu-exec.o
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ obj-y += fpu/softfloat.o
 obj-y += target-$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)/
 obj-y += disas.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GDBSTUB_XML) += gdbstub-xml.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_KVM) += kvm-stub.o
+obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_KVM)) += kvm-stub.o
 
 #########################################################
 # Linux user emulator target
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ LIBS+=$(libs_softmmu)
 
 # xen support
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen-all.o xen-mapcache.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_XEN) += xen-stub.o
+obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_XEN)) += xen-stub.o
 
 # Hardware support
 ifeq ($(TARGET_NAME), sparc64)
diff --git a/hw/pci/Makefile.objs b/hw/pci/Makefile.objs
index 720f438ac92298b11edc4306f340db6441432ac4..80f8aa69ac316a964c718b1189ad4c9c50a3fac6 100644
--- a/hw/pci/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/pci/Makefile.objs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += slotid_cap.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci_host.o pcie_host.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pcie.o pcie_aer.o pcie_port.o
 
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_PCI) += pci-stub.o
+common-obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_PCI)) += pci-stub.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ALL) += pci-stub.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG_OLD) += pci-hotplug-old.o
diff --git a/target-arm/Makefile.objs b/target-arm/Makefile.objs
index 6453f5c0111963bf4e56a104faf5b845090eb7dc..356fbfcdfdaeba6b4c5381f235916ac0bdbf9a61 100644
--- a/target-arm/Makefile.objs
+++ b/target-arm/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 obj-y += arm-semi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += machine.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_KVM) += kvm-stub.o
+obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_KVM)) += kvm-stub.o
 obj-y += translate.o op_helper.o helper.o cpu.o
 obj-y += neon_helper.o iwmmxt_helper.o
 obj-y += gdbstub.o
diff --git a/target-i386/Makefile.objs b/target-i386/Makefile.objs
index da1fc404c789cd51e760980f7be43ff15599ccfb..027b94e1d3f10307b4baa764a97dafb924cc8360 100644
--- a/target-i386/Makefile.objs
+++ b/target-i386/Makefile.objs
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ obj-y += smm_helper.o misc_helper.o mem_helper.o seg_helper.o
 obj-y += gdbstub.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += machine.o arch_memory_mapping.o arch_dump.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_KVM) += kvm-stub.o
+obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_KVM)) += kvm-stub.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_USER) += ioport-user.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BSD_USER) += ioport-user.o
diff --git a/target-ppc/Makefile.objs b/target-ppc/Makefile.objs
index f72e3993f7f118fc85ced5b1fb32d252d33300b8..94d6d0c43b5ac28759528d6f2117d5ec583b8958 100644
--- a/target-ppc/Makefile.objs
+++ b/target-ppc/Makefile.objs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ obj-y += machine.o mmu_helper.o mmu-hash32.o
 obj-$(TARGET_PPC64) += mmu-hash64.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o kvm_ppc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_KVM) += kvm-stub.o
+obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_KVM)) += kvm-stub.o
 obj-y += excp_helper.o
 obj-y += fpu_helper.o
 obj-y += int_helper.o