diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca716017cff8d203cd869701dde3935b756f2b3a..4bfeeab80f57d70364131da616f264c3ec405441 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ endif
 qemu-img.o: qemu-img-cmds.h
 
 tools-obj-y = $(oslib-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) qemu-tool.o qemu-timer.o \
-	qemu-timer-common.o main-loop.o notify.o \
-	iohandler.o cutils.o async.o error.o
+	main-loop.o notify.o iohandler.o async.o error.o
 tools-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += compatfd.o
 
 qemu-img$(EXESUF): qemu-img.o $(tools-obj-y) $(block-obj-y)
diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 99a268e7bf4aaf8ae79e07f57bd03c64aacf0d0e..9e36166e8b761f8315a5734783cde1d3c9031656 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ universal-obj-y += $(qom-obj-y)
 
 #######################################################################
 # oslib-obj-y is code depending on the OS (win32 vs posix)
-oslib-obj-y = osdep.o
+oslib-obj-y = osdep.o cutils.o qemu-timer-common.o
 oslib-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += oslib-win32.o qemu-thread-win32.o
 oslib-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += oslib-posix.o qemu-thread-posix.o
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ coroutine-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += coroutine-win32.o
 #######################################################################
 # block-obj-y is code used by both qemu system emulation and qemu-img
 
-block-obj-y = cutils.o iov.o cache-utils.o qemu-option.o module.o async.o
+block-obj-y = iov.o cache-utils.o qemu-option.o module.o async.o
 block-obj-y += nbd.o block.o blockjob.o aio.o aes.o qemu-config.o
 block-obj-y += qemu-progress.o qemu-sockets.o uri.o notify.o
 block-obj-y += $(coroutine-obj-y) $(qobject-obj-y) $(version-obj-y)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ endif
 user-obj-y =
 user-obj-y += envlist.o path.o
 user-obj-y += tcg-runtime.o host-utils.o
-user-obj-y += cutils.o cache-utils.o
+user-obj-y += cache-utils.o
 user-obj-y += module.o
 user-obj-y += qemu-user.o
 user-obj-y += $(trace-obj-y)