if [ $(@) != "scripts/mod/empty.o" ]; then      \
                $(objtree)/scripts/recordmcount $(RECORDMCOUNT_FLAGS) "$(@)";   \
        fi;
+recordmcount_source := $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.c \
+                   $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.h
 else
 sub_cmd_record_mcount = set -e ; perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH)" \
        "$(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),big,little)" \
        "$(OBJDUMP)" "$(OBJCOPY)" "$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)" \
        "$(LD)" "$(NM)" "$(RM)" "$(MV)" \
        "$(if $(part-of-module),1,0)" "$(@)";
+recordmcount_source := $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl
 endif
 cmd_record_mcount =                                            \
        if [ "$(findstring -pg,$(_c_flags))" = "-pg" ]; then    \
 endef
 
 # Built-in and composite module parts
-$(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+$(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(recordmcount_source) FORCE
        $(call cmd,force_checksrc)
        $(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
 
 # Single-part modules are special since we need to mark them in $(MODVERDIR)
 
-$(single-used-m): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+$(single-used-m): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(recordmcount_source) FORCE
        $(call cmd,force_checksrc)
        $(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
        @{ echo $(@:.o=.ko); echo $@; } > $(MODVERDIR)/$(@F:.o=.mod)