diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4b76e225fdae..8f6dbfce1e7e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1721,8 +1721,7 @@ cmd_crmodverdir = $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR) \
                   $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES),; rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*)
 
 # read all saved command lines
-
-cmd_files := $(wildcard .*.cmd $(foreach f,$(sort $(targets)),$(dir $(f)).$(notdir $(f)).cmd))
+cmd_files := $(wildcard .*.cmd)
 
 ifneq ($(cmd_files),)
   $(cmd_files): ;	# Do not try to update included dependency files