$(obj)/%.i: $(src)/%.c FORCE
        $(call if_changed_dep,cpp_i_c)
 
+genksyms = scripts/genksyms/genksyms           \
+       $(if $(1), -T $(2))                     \
+       $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS), -R)     \
+       $(if $(KBUILD_PRESERVE), -p)            \
+       -r $(or $(wildcard $(2:.symtypes=.symref)), /dev/null)
+
 # These mirror gensymtypes_S and co below, keep them in synch.
-cmd_gensymtypes_c =                                                         \
-    $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) $< |                                   \
-    scripts/genksyms/genksyms $(if $(1), -T $(2))                           \
-     $(patsubst y,-R,$(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS))                             \
-     $(if $(KBUILD_PRESERVE),-p)                                            \
-     -r $(firstword $(wildcard $(2:.symtypes=.symref) /dev/null))
+cmd_gensymtypes_c = $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) $< | $(genksyms)
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_c = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@
 cmd_cc_symtypes_c =                                                         \
     $(CPP) $(a_flags) $< |                                                  \
      grep "\<___EXPORT_SYMBOL\>" |                                          \
      sed 's/.*___EXPORT_SYMBOL[[:space:]]*\([a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)[[:space:]]*,.*/EXPORT_SYMBOL(\1);/' ; } | \
-    $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) -xc - |                                \
-    scripts/genksyms/genksyms $(if $(1), -T $(2))                           \
-     $(patsubst y,-R,$(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS))                             \
-     $(if $(KBUILD_PRESERVE),-p)                                            \
-     -r $(firstword $(wildcard $(2:.symtypes=.symref) /dev/null))
+    $(CPP) -D__GENKSYMS__ $(c_flags) -xc - | $(genksyms)
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_symtypes_S = SYM $(quiet_modtag) $@
 cmd_cc_symtypes_S =                                                         \