diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ddea534..590fec8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -610,9 +610,6 @@ HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB = $(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/board/$(VENDOR)/common/Makef
 libs-y += lib/
 libs-$(HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB) += board/$(VENDOR)/common/
 libs-y += $(CPUDIR)/
-ifdef SOC
-libs-y += $(CPUDIR)/$(SOC)/
-endif
 libs-$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED) += dts/
 libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/
 libs-y += fs/
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/Makefile
index 3279f12..90dc7aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/Makefile
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 
 extra-y	= start.o
 obj-y	= cpu.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/Makefile
index deec427..b64edf9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/Makefile
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@
 
 extra-y	= start.o
 obj-y	= cpu.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/Makefile
index 6badb3b..9893b08 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/Makefile
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ extra-y	= start.o
 obj-y	= interrupts.o cpu.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA) += tegra-common/
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
index aac8043..9f885ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ extra-y	= start.o
 
 obj-y	+= cpu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USE_IRQ)	+= interrupts.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
index 1252995..bd1ef8b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ ifdef	CONFIG_SPL_NO_CPU_SUPPORT_CODE
 extra-y	:=
 endif
 endif
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
index afeed4d..7d8ca08 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA) += tegra-common/
 ifneq (,$(filter s5pc1xx exynos,$(SOC)))
 obj-y += s5p-common/
 endif
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
index 7d93f59..d2488e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ obj-y	+= exceptions.o
 obj-y	+= cache.o
 obj-y	+= tlb.o
 obj-y	+= transition.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/avr32/cpu/Makefile b/arch/avr32/cpu/Makefile
index 5e11721..2f7adf8 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/avr32/cpu/Makefile
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ obj-y			+= cache.o
 obj-y			+= interrupts.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PORTMUX_PIO) += portmux-pio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PORTMUX_GPIO) += portmux-gpio.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/Makefile b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/Makefile
index e0e6309..1221b9e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/Makefile
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@
 extra-y	= start.o
 obj-y	= cache.o
 obj-y	+= cpu.o interrupts.o time.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/nds32/cpu/n1213/Makefile b/arch/nds32/cpu/n1213/Makefile
index 206d304..be98c4a 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/cpu/n1213/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nds32/cpu/n1213/Makefile
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
 obj- := __dummy__.o
 
 extra-y	= start.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
index 9d38ef7..b5ad1ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@
 extra-y	= start.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_RESET_VECTOR) += resetvec.o start16.o
 obj-y	+= interrupts.o cpu.o call64.o
+
+obj-y += $(if $(SOC),$(SOC)/)
diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
index 682f268..5c629db 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/u-boot-spl-hawk.lds
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 	  *(.vectors)
 	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.o		(.text*)
-	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/davinci/built-in.o	(.text*)
+	  arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/built-in.o		(.text*)
 	  drivers/mtd/nand/built-in.o			(.text*)
 
 	  *(.text*)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 07db0bf..69f7c9f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/
 
 libs-y += $(CPUDIR)/
 
-ifdef SOC
-libs-y += $(CPUDIR)/$(SOC)/
-endif
 libs-y += $(if $(BOARDDIR),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
 libs-$(HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB) += board/$(VENDOR)/common/