diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/Makefile
index 1ccd251fde47..6f8500c2d922 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-r8712u-objs :=				\
+r8712u-y :=				\
 		rtl871x_cmd.o		\
 		rtl8712_cmd.o		\
 		rtl871x_security.o	\