diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 5d5ed726faa0..989224f21346 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ define cmd_vmlinux__
 	-Wl,-T,$(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) \
 	-Wl,--start-group $(vmlinux-main) -Wl,--end-group \
 	-lutil \
-	$(filter-out $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) \
+	$(filter-out $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) vmlinux.o \
 	FORCE ,$^) ; rm -f linux
 endef