itb_addr_cells = 2
 endif
 
+quiet_cmd_its_cat = CAT     $@
+      cmd_its_cat = cat $^ >$@
+
+$(obj)/vmlinux.its.S: $(addprefix $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/,$(ITS_INPUTS))
+       $(call if_changed,its_cat)
+
 quiet_cmd_cpp_its_S = ITS     $@
       cmd_cpp_its_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -o $@ $< \
                        -DKERNEL_NAME="\"Linux $(KERNELRELEASE)\"" \
                        -DADDR_BITS=$(ADDR_BITS) \
                        -DADDR_CELLS=$(itb_addr_cells)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,none,vmlinux.bin)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.gz.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.gz.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,gzip,vmlinux.bin.gz)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.bz2.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX)  FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.bz2.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX)  FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,bzip2,vmlinux.bin.bz2)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.lzma.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.lzma.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,lzma,vmlinux.bin.lzma)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.lzo.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.lzo.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,lzo,vmlinux.bin.lzo)
 
 quiet_cmd_itb-image = ITB     $@