diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile
index 8ac9a933c770..c7501c25e627 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALIENWARE_WMI)			+= alienware-wmi.o
-alienware-wmi-objs				:= alienware-wmi-base.o
+alienware-wmi-y					:= alienware-wmi-base.o
 alienware-wmi-$(CONFIG_ALIENWARE_WMI_LEGACY)	+= alienware-wmi-legacy.o
 alienware-wmi-$(CONFIG_ALIENWARE_WMI_WMAX)	+= alienware-wmi-wmax.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DCDBAS)				+= dcdbas.o
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_RBTN)				+= dell-rbtn.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_RBU)				+= dell_rbu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_PC)				+= dell-pc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS)			+= dell-smbios.o
-dell-smbios-objs				:= dell-smbios-base.o
+dell-smbios-y					:= dell-smbios-base.o
 dell-smbios-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_WMI)		+= dell-smbios-wmi.o
 dell-smbios-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMBIOS_SMM)		+= dell-smbios-smm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMO8800)			+= dell-smo8800.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_SMO8800)			+= dell-lis3lv02d.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT)		+= dell-uart-backlight.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_WMI)				+= dell-wmi.o
-dell-wmi-objs					:= dell-wmi-base.o
+dell-wmi-y					:= dell-wmi-base.o
 dell-wmi-$(CONFIG_DELL_WMI_PRIVACY)		+= dell-wmi-privacy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_WMI_AIO)			+= dell-wmi-aio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DELL_WMI_DESCRIPTOR)		+= dell-wmi-descriptor.o