diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 0b94d2fa3a8..e4deb73e9a8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(lib-y) $(lib-m) $(lib-n) $(lib-)),)
 lib-target := $(obj)/lib.a
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(strip $(obj-y) $(obj-m) $(obj-n) $(obj-) $(lib-target)),)
+ifneq ($(strip $(obj-y) $(obj-m) $(obj-n) $(obj-) $(subdir-m) $(lib-target)),)
 builtin-target := $(obj)/built-in.o
 endif