diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 90550280b..7c02096f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ clobber:	clean
 	@rm -f $(obj)u-boot.imx
 	@rm -f $(obj)tools/{env/crc32.c,inca-swap-bytes}
 	@rm -f $(obj)arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/bedbug_603e.c
-	@rm -f $(obj)include/asm/proc $(obj)include/asm/arch $(obj)include/asm
+	@rm -fr $(obj)include/asm/proc $(obj)include/asm/arch $(obj)include/asm
 	@rm -fr $(obj)include/generated
 	@[ ! -d $(obj)nand_spl ] || find $(obj)nand_spl -name "*" -type l -print | xargs rm -f
 	@[ ! -d $(obj)onenand_ipl ] || find $(obj)onenand_ipl -name "*" -type l -print | xargs rm -f
diff --git a/mkconfig b/mkconfig
index db6933669..6ff533f33 100755
--- a/mkconfig
+++ b/mkconfig
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ if [ "$SRCTREE" != "$OBJTREE" ] ; then
 	ln -s ${SRCTREE}/arch/${arch}/include/asm asm
 	LNPREFIX=${SRCTREE}/arch/${arch}/include/asm/
 	cd ../include
-	rm -f asm
-	ln -s ${SRCTREE}/arch/${arch}/include/asm asm
+	mkdir -p asm
 else
 	cd ./include
 	rm -f asm