diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b98a4f70d1b5..ed6907448fb0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -782,6 +782,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-Werror=strict-prototypes)
 # Prohibit date/time macros, which would make the build non-deterministic
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-Werror=date-time)
 
+# enforce correct pointer usage
+KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types)
+
 # use the deterministic mode of AR if available
 KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
index d1e49d52b640..de179993e039 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@
 #undef uninitialized_var
 #define uninitialized_var(x) x = *(&(x))
 #endif
+
+/* same as gcc, this was present in clang-2.6 so we can assume it works
+ * with any version that can compile the kernel
+ */
+#define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 1db6d73c8dd2..b2ab2a92a375 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ any-prereq = $(filter-out $(PHONY),$?) $(filter-out $(PHONY) $(wildcard $^),$^)
 if_changed = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check)),                       \
 	@set -e;                                                             \
 	$(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1));                                             \
-	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd)
+	printf '%s\n' 'cmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
 
 # Execute the command and also postprocess generated .d dependencies file.
 if_changed_dep = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check) ),                  \
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ if_changed_dep = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check) ),                  \
 	$(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1));                                             \
 	scripts/basic/fixdep $(depfile) $@ '$(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).tmp;\
 	rm -f $(depfile);                                                    \
-	mv -f $(dot-target).tmp $(dot-target).cmd)
+	mv -f $(dot-target).tmp $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
 
 # Usage: $(call if_changed_rule,foo)
 # Will check if $(cmd_foo) or any of the prerequisites changed,
 # and if so will execute $(rule_foo).
 if_changed_rule = $(if $(strip $(any-prereq) $(arg-check) ),                 \
 	@set -e;                                                             \
-	$(rule_$(1)))
+	$(rule_$(1)), @:)
 
 ###
 # why - tell why a a target got build
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
index 1c15717e0d56..a1be75d0a5fd 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ include $(src)/Makefile
 PHONY += __dtbs_install_prep
 __dtbs_install_prep:
 ifeq ("$(dtbinst-root)", "$(obj)")
-	$(Q)if [ -d $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH).old ]; then rm -rf $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH).old; fi
-	$(Q)if [ -d $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH) ]; then mv $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH) $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH).old; fi
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH)
 endif
 
diff --git a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
index 5b327c67a828..caef815d1743 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
@@ -274,7 +274,11 @@ static void do_config_file(const char *filename)
 		perror(filename);
 		exit(2);
 	}
-	fstat(fd, &st);
+	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fixdep: error fstat'ing config file: ");
+		perror(filename);
+		exit(2);
+	}
 	if (st.st_size == 0) {
 		close(fd);
 		return;
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 453ede9d2f3d..49d61ade9425 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ kallsyms()
 	local aflags="${KBUILD_AFLAGS} ${KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL}               \
 		      ${NOSTDINC_FLAGS} ${LINUXINCLUDE} ${KBUILD_CPPFLAGS}"
 
-	${NM} -n ${1} | \
-		scripts/kallsyms ${kallsymopt} | \
-		${CC} ${aflags} -c -o ${2} -x assembler-with-cpp -
+	local afile="`basename ${2} .o`.S"
+
+	${NM} -n ${1} | scripts/kallsyms ${kallsymopt} > ${afile}
+	${CC} ${aflags} -c -o ${2} ${afile}
 }
 
 # Create map file with all symbols from ${1}