diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index a6310e321d..7ee2bb633e 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -110,23 +110,9 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_BRLAPI) += baum.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += migration-exec.o migration-unix.o migration-fd.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += version.o
 
-
-audio-obj-y = audio.o noaudio.o wavaudio.o mixeng.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_SDL) += sdlaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_OSS) += ossaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += spiceaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_COREAUDIO) += coreaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_ALSA) += alsaaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_DSOUND) += dsoundaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_FMOD) += fmodaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_ESD) += esdaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_PA) += paaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_WINWAVE) += winwaveaudio.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIO_PT_INT) += audio_pt_int.o
-audio-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIO_WIN_INT) += audio_win_int.o
-audio-obj-y += wavcapture.o
-common-obj-y += $(addprefix audio/, $(audio-obj-y))
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += spice-qemu-char.o
+
+common-obj-y += audio/
 common-obj-y += ui/
 
 common-obj-y += iov.o acl.o
diff --git a/audio/Makefile.objs b/audio/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f2932d1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+common-obj-y = audio.o noaudio.o wavaudio.o mixeng.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_SDL) += sdlaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_OSS) += ossaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_SPICE) += spiceaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_COREAUDIO) += coreaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_ALSA) += alsaaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_DSOUND) += dsoundaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_FMOD) += fmodaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_ESD) += esdaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_PA) += paaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_WINWAVE) += winwaveaudio.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIO_PT_INT) += audio_pt_int.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIO_WIN_INT) += audio_win_int.o
+common-obj-y += wavcapture.o