diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/.gitignore b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/.gitignore
index aefee20cbf987abc7db39f5dc7084b0bed127b47..b15f927a5926187f90f0ba50da935c18a4a5061e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/.gitignore
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 piggy.gz
+font.c
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index adddc71316852f5001314faf10678f5fc4e3ef8d..a1f1691b67fe212f01c11a5e20f0f5fc78087fd3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@
 
 HEAD	= head.o
 OBJS	= misc.o
-FONTC	= drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c
-
-FONT = $(addprefix ../../../../drivers/video/console/, font_acorn_8x8.o)
+FONTC	= $(srctree)/drivers/video/console/font_acorn_8x8.c
 
 #
 # Architecture dependencies
 #
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_ACORN),y)
-OBJS		+= ll_char_wr.o $(FONT)
+OBJS		+= ll_char_wr.o font.o
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_SHARK),y)
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ endif
 
 SEDFLAGS	= s/TEXT_START/$(ZTEXTADDR)/;s/BSS_START/$(ZBSSADDR)/
 
-targets       := vmlinux vmlinux.lds piggy.gz piggy.o $(FONT) \
+targets       := vmlinux vmlinux.lds piggy.gz piggy.o font.o font.c \
 		 head.o misc.o $(OBJS)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS  := -fpic
 EXTRA_AFLAGS  :=
@@ -105,7 +103,10 @@ $(obj)/piggy.gz: $(obj)/../Image FORCE
 
 $(obj)/piggy.o:  $(obj)/piggy.gz FORCE
 
-CFLAGS_font_acorn_8x8.o := -Dstatic=
+CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=
+
+$(obj)/font.c: $(FONTC)
+	$(call cmd,shipped)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.lds: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds.in arch/arm/boot/Makefile .config
 	@sed "$(SEDFLAGS)" < $< > $@