3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index ee0319560513..776842b7e6a3 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -294,14 +294,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_lst_c = MKLST   $@
 $(obj)/%.lst: $(src)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_lst_c)
 
-# Dummy C sources for header test (header-test-y target)
+# header test (header-test-y target)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-quiet_cmd_header_test = HDRTEST $@
-      cmd_header_test = echo "\#include \"$*.h\"" > $@
+quiet_cmd_cc_s_h = CC      $@
+      cmd_cc_s_h = $(CC) $(c_flags) -S -o $@ -x c /dev/null -include $<
 
-$(obj)/%.hdrtest.c:
-	$(call cmd,header_test)
+$(obj)/%.h.s: $(src)/%.h FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_h)
 
 # Compile assembler sources (.S)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 3e630fcaffd1..55ae1ec65342 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extra-$(CONFIG_OF_ALL_DTBS) += $(patsubst %.dtb,%.dt.yaml, $(dtb-))
 endif
 
 # Test self-contained headers
-extra-$(CONFIG_HEADER_TEST) += $(patsubst %.h,%.hdrtest.o,$(header-test-y))
+extra-$(CONFIG_HEADER_TEST) += $(addsuffix .s, $(header-test-y))
 
 # Add subdir path
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index 009147d4718e..2d29df4a0a53 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROVIDES="$PROVIDES kernel-$KERNELRELEASE"
 __KERNELRELEASE=$(echo $KERNELRELEASE | sed -e "s/-/_/g")
 EXCLUDES="$RCS_TAR_IGNORE --exclude=.tmp_versions --exclude=*vmlinux* \
 --exclude=*.o --exclude=*.ko --exclude=*.cmd --exclude=Documentation \
---exclude=.config.old --exclude=.missing-syscalls.d"
+--exclude=.config.old --exclude=.missing-syscalls.d --exclude=*.s"
 
 # We can label the here-doc lines for conditional output to the spec file
 #