diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 6b0ba8cf4e5f9ab3fbc8fef0b4ead9c88af7cf4a..4f3f3e2565017e4e37c88d7c6f11f4326695cdcc 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Makefile for some libs needed in the kernel.
 #
 
-lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o kasprintf.o cmdline.o \
+lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 rbtree.o radix-tree.o dump_stack.o \
 	 idr.o int_sqrt.o bitmap.o extable.o prio_tree.o \
 	 sha1.o irq_regs.o reciprocal_div.o argv_split.o
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpumask.o
 lib-y	+= kobject.o kref.o kobject_uevent.o klist.o
 
 obj-y += div64.o sort.o parser.o halfmd4.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
-	 bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o
+	 bust_spinlocks.o hexdump.o kasprintf.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT),y)
 CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG