diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 2858a3aa8209..3bb3c7af61b5 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 0470466dbafd1db0815bb884d26a6be431e19f96
+refs/heads/master: 4eab0e65bd3c9d3065f54e7477fec79c5e939ed6
diff --git a/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Makefile b/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Makefile
index dee4eb4d8bec..13ac3015d91c 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Makefile
+++ b/trunk/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 EXTRA_CFLAGS	+= -mno-minimal-toc
 
+extra-y += dt.o
+
 obj-y += hvlog.o hvlpconfig.o lpardata.o setup.o dt_mod.o mf.o lpevents.o \
 	hvcall.o proc.o htab.o iommu.o misc.o irq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci.o vpdinfo.o
@@ -7,5 +9,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += smp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIOPATH) += viopath.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += ksyms.o
 
+quiet_cmd_dt_strings = DT_STR  $@
+      cmd_dt_strings = $(OBJCOPY) --rename-section .rodata.str1.8=.dt_strings \
+				$< $@
+
 $(obj)/dt_mod.o:	$(obj)/dt.o
-	@$(OBJCOPY) --rename-section .rodata.str1.8=.dt_strings $(obj)/dt.o $(obj)/dt_mod.o
+	$(call if_changed,dt_strings)