diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91297670da8e..95ba2c34dc33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1115,7 +1115,8 @@ export MODORDER := $(extmod_prefix)modules.order
 export MODULES_NSDEPS := $(extmod_prefix)modules.nsdeps
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
-core-y		+= kernel/ certs/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/ block/
+core-y			+= kernel/ certs/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/
+core-$(CONFIG_BLOCK)	+= block/
 
 vmlinux-dirs	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, \
 		     $(core-y) $(core-m) $(drivers-y) $(drivers-m) \
diff --git a/block/Makefile b/block/Makefile
index 41aa1ba69c90..74df168729ec 100644
--- a/block/Makefile
+++ b/block/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Makefile for the kernel block layer
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK) := bdev.o fops.o bio.o elevator.o blk-core.o blk-sysfs.o \
+obj-y		:= bdev.o fops.o bio.o elevator.o blk-core.o blk-sysfs.o \
 			blk-flush.o blk-settings.o blk-ioc.o blk-map.o \
 			blk-exec.o blk-merge.o blk-timeout.o \
 			blk-lib.o blk-mq.o blk-mq-tag.o blk-stat.o \