7 files changed, 15 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index dd7a80ebca62..e5e382a1d64d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Building
 # ==========================================================================
 
-src := $(if $(VPATH),$(VPATH)/)$(obj)
+src := $(srcroot)/$(obj)
 
 PHONY := $(obj)/
 $(obj)/:
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 4fcfab40ed61..6ead00ec7313 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Cleaning up
 # ==========================================================================
 
-src := $(if $(VPATH),$(VPATH)/)$(obj)
+src := $(srcroot)/$(obj)
 
 PHONY := __clean
 __clean:
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
index e0842496d26e..8c1029687e2e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cc-cross-prefix = $(firstword $(foreach c, $(1), \
 			$(if $(shell command -v -- $(c)gcc 2>/dev/null), $(c))))
 
 # output directory for tests below
-TMPOUT = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/).tmp_$$$$
+TMPOUT = .tmp_$$$$
 
 # try-run
 # Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 12e7c15d099c..78d2ca4f25f5 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ endif
 else
 
 # set src + obj - they may be used in the modules's Makefile
-obj := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)
-src := $(if $(VPATH),$(VPATH)/)$(obj)
+obj := .
+src := $(srcroot)
 
 # Include the module's Makefile to find KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS
 include $(kbuild-file)
 
-output-symdump := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Module.symvers
+output-symdump := Module.symvers
 
 ifeq ($(wildcard $(objtree)/Module.symvers),)
 missing-input := $(objtree)/Module.symvers
diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index e52cb43fede6..0e6bc5a10320 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@ command results in a shift count error.'
     NPROC=1
 else
     ONLINE=0
-    if [ "$KBUILD_EXTMOD" = "" ] ; then
-        OPTIONS="--dir $srctree $COCCIINCLUDE"
-    else
-        OPTIONS="--dir $KBUILD_EXTMOD $COCCIINCLUDE"
-    fi
+    OPTIONS="--dir $srcroot $COCCIINCLUDE"
 
     # Use only one thread per core by default if hyperthreading is enabled
     THREADS_PER_CORE=$(LANG=C lscpu | grep "Thread(s) per core: " | tr -cd "[:digit:]")
diff --git a/scripts/nsdeps b/scripts/nsdeps
index f1718cc0d700..8ca12e2b5c03 100644
--- a/scripts/nsdeps
+++ b/scripts/nsdeps
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ if ! { echo "$SPATCH_REQ_VERSION"; echo "$SPATCH_VERSION"; } | sort -CV ; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "$KBUILD_EXTMOD" ]; then
-	src_prefix=
-else
-	src_prefix=$srctree/
-fi
-
 generate_deps_for_ns() {
 	$SPATCH --very-quiet --in-place --sp-file \
 		$srctree/scripts/coccinelle/misc/add_namespace.cocci -D nsdeps -D ns=$1 $2
@@ -34,7 +28,7 @@ generate_deps() {
 	local mod=${1%.ko:}
 	shift
 	local namespaces="$*"
-	local mod_source_files=$(sed "s|^\(.*\)\.o$|${src_prefix}\1.c|" $mod.mod)
+	local mod_source_files=$(sed "s|^\(.*\)\.o$|${srcroot}/\1.c|" $mod.mod)
 
 	for ns in $namespaces; do
 		echo "Adding namespace $ns to module $mod.ko."
diff --git a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
index 7ec1f061a519..64d958ee45f3 100755
--- a/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
+++ b/scripts/package/install-extmod-build
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ mkdir -p "${destdir}"
 if [ "${CC}" != "${HOSTCC}" ]; then
 	echo "Rebuilding host programs with ${CC}..."
 
+	# This leverages external module building.
+	# - Clear sub_make_done to allow the top-level Makefile to redo sub-make.
+	# - Filter out --no-print-directory to print "Entering directory" logs
+	#   when Make changes the working directory.
+	unset sub_make_done
+	MAKEFLAGS=$(echo "${MAKEFLAGS}" | sed s/--no-print-directory//)
+
 	cat <<-'EOF' >  "${destdir}/Kbuild"
 	subdir-y := scripts
 	EOF