diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/Makefile
index ceae02cd5b3b..0ebc9827f7e5 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export CPPFLAGS_boot.lds += -P -C
 export KBUILD_AFLAGS += -mtext-section-literals
 
 boot-y		:= bootstrap.o
+targets		+= $(boot-y) boot.lds
 
 OBJS		:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(boot-y))
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/Makefile
index 064c4f23581f..07cb24afedc2 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif
 LD_ARGS	= -T $(srctree)/$(obj)/boot.ld
 
 boot-y	:= bootstrap.o
+targets	+= $(boot-y)
 
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(boot-y))
 LIBS	:= arch/xtensa/boot/lib/lib.a arch/xtensa/lib/lib.a