diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index b7a1613612..0243d6aa0e 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += ssi/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += timer/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_TPM) += tpm/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += usb/
-devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += virtio/
+devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += watchdog/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += xen/
 devices-dirs-y += core/
diff --git a/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs b/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs
index c7e801344b..cbe6d51f7a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/virtio/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-rng.o
+common-obj-y += virtio-rng.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI) += virtio-pci.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-bus.o
+common-obj-y += virtio-bus.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE) += dataplane/
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio.o virtio-balloon.o 
-obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET) += vhost.o
+obj-y += virtio.o virtio-balloon.o 
+obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += vhost.o