diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index d900ea6faadb..1776e725f586 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3e56f08bffe9e3e2b936eb73bd51d8800d1b42c2
+refs/heads/master: b8b0618cf6fab3bd5b1da8c72f4b29847d81ac42
diff --git a/trunk/Makefile b/trunk/Makefile
index 106515492089..0c8ee91bc26a 100644
--- a/trunk/Makefile
+++ b/trunk/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS += -rR --no-print-directory
 # To put more focus on warnings, be less verbose as default
 # Use 'make V=1' to see the full commands
 
-ifdef V
-  ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_VERBOSE = $(V)
-  endif
+ifeq ("$(origin V)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_VERBOSE = $(V)
 endif
 ifndef KBUILD_VERBOSE
   KBUILD_VERBOSE = 0
@@ -54,10 +52,8 @@ endif
 # See the file "Documentation/sparse.txt" for more details, including
 # where to get the "sparse" utility.
 
-ifdef C
-  ifeq ("$(origin C)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_CHECKSRC = $(C)
-  endif
+ifeq ("$(origin C)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_CHECKSRC = $(C)
 endif
 ifndef KBUILD_CHECKSRC
   KBUILD_CHECKSRC = 0
@@ -69,12 +65,10 @@ endif
 ifdef SUBDIRS
   KBUILD_EXTMOD ?= $(SUBDIRS)
 endif
-ifdef M
-  ifeq ("$(origin M)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_EXTMOD := $(M)
-  endif
-endif
 
+ifeq ("$(origin M)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_EXTMOD := $(M)
+endif
 
 # kbuild supports saving output files in a separate directory.
 # To locate output files in a separate directory two syntaxes are supported.
@@ -98,10 +92,8 @@ ifeq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
 
 # OK, Make called in directory where kernel src resides
 # Do we want to locate output files in a separate directory?
-ifdef O
-  ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
-    KBUILD_OUTPUT := $(O)
-  endif
+ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
+  KBUILD_OUTPUT := $(O)
 endif
 
 # That's our default target when none is given on the command line