diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/950-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/950-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index 43ee28393d..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/950-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/950-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index 861a6b7538..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index 402cd0cacb..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index e1a141b4fe..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index e5d383c715..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index e5d383c715..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index eb42cf9dff..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds -s
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
index eb42cf9dff..df49ad017a 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/321-powerpc_crtsavres_prereq.patch
@@ -1,56 +1,11 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
- KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds -s
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
- 
- # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
- KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
-@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
- export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
- export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
- export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
--export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
-+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
- 
- export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
- export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
 --- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
+@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ else
  endif
  endif
  
 -KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
-+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
  
  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
  	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
---- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
-@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
-       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
- 		   -c -o $@ $<
- 
--$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
-+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
-+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
-+
-+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
- 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
- 
- targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
- quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
-                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
-+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
-                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
- 
- $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE
+