3 files changed, 28 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 95ecf970c74c..bc018e4b733e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 # scripts contains sources for various helper programs used throughout
 # the kernel for the build process.
 
-always-$(CONFIG_BUILD_BIN2C)			+= bin2c
-always-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS)			+= kallsyms
-always-$(BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT)			+= recordmcount
-always-$(CONFIG_BUILDTIME_TABLE_SORT)		+= sorttable
-always-$(CONFIG_ASN1)				+= asn1_compiler
-always-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORMAT)		+= sign-file
-always-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING)		+= extract-cert
-always-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_EXTRA_CERTIFICATE)	+= insert-sys-cert
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_BUILD_BIN2C)			+= bin2c
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS)			+= kallsyms
+hostprogs-always-$(BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT)		+= recordmcount
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_BUILDTIME_TABLE_SORT)		+= sorttable
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_ASN1)				+= asn1_compiler
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORMAT)		+= sign-file
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING)	+= extract-cert
+hostprogs-always-$(CONFIG_SYSTEM_EXTRA_CERTIFICATE)	+= insert-sys-cert
 
 HOSTCFLAGS_sorttable.o = -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 HOSTCFLAGS_asn1_compiler.o = -I$(srctree)/include
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_sorttable.o += -DUNWINDER_ORC_ENABLED
 HOSTLDLIBS_sorttable = -lpthread
 endif
 
-hostprogs := $(always-y) $(always-m)
-
 # The following programs are only built on demand
 hostprogs += unifdef
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 3cdf31218198..d9e0ceace6a6 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ subdir-ymn	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(subdir-ymn))
 # build a list of files to remove, usually relative to the current
 # directory
 
-__clean-files	:= $(extra-y) $(extra-m) $(extra-)       \
-		   $(always) $(always-y) $(always-m) $(always-) $(targets) $(clean-files)   \
-		   $(hostprogs) $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m) $(hostprogs-) $(userprogs)
+__clean-files	:= \
+	$(clean-files) $(targets) $(hostprogs) $(userprogs) \
+	$(extra-y) $(extra-m) $(extra-) \
+	$(always-y) $(always-m) $(always-) \
+	$(hostprogs-always-y) $(hostprogs-always-m) $(hostprogs-always-) \
+	$(userprogs-always-y) $(userprogs-always-m) $(userprogs-always-)
+
+# deprecated
+__clean-files	+= $(always) $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m) $(hostprogs-)
 
 __clean-files   := $(filter-out $(no-clean-files), $(__clean-files))
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 5cfd377778b4..841ac038132b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ real-obj-m := $(foreach m, $(obj-m), $(if $(strip $($(m:.o=-objs)) $($(m:.o=-y))
 
 always-y += $(always-m)
 
+# hostprogs-always-y += foo
+# ... is a shorthand for
+# hostprogs += foo
+# always-y  += foo
+hostprogs += $(hostprogs-always-y) $(hostprogs-always-m)
+always-y += $(hostprogs-always-y) $(hostprogs-always-m)
+
+# userprogs-always-y is likewise.
+userprogs += $(userprogs-always-y) $(userprogs-always-m)
+always-y += $(userprogs-always-y) $(userprogs-always-m)
+
 # DTB
 # If CONFIG_OF_ALL_DTBS is enabled, all DT blobs are built
 extra-y				+= $(dtb-y)