diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
index 634759ac8c71..d325b67d00df 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ menu "SoC selection"
 
 config SOC_SIFIVE
 	bool "SiFive SoCs"
-	select SERIAL_SIFIVE
-	select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE
+	select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
+	select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
 	select CLK_SIFIVE
 	select CLK_SIFIVE_FU540_PRCI
 	select SIFIVE_PLIC
diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile b/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile
index a474f98ce4fa..36db8145f9f4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(obj)/Image: vmlinux FORCE
 $(obj)/Image.gz: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
-loader.o: $(src)/loader.S $(obj)/Image
+$(obj)/loader.o: $(src)/loader.S $(obj)/Image
 
 $(obj)/loader: $(obj)/loader.o $(obj)/Image $(obj)/loader.lds FORCE
 	$(Q)$(LD) -T $(obj)/loader.lds -o $@ $(obj)/loader.o