diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
index 6cee1ca86532..ff5abbd23060 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ linux.bin linux.bin.gz linux.bin.ub: vmlinux
 	@echo 'Kernel: $(boot)/$@ is ready' ' (#'`cat .version`')'
 
 simpleImage.%: vmlinux
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/$@
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(addprefix $(boot)/$@., ub unstrip strip)
 	@echo 'Kernel: $(boot)/$@ is ready' ' (#'`cat .version`')'
 
 define archhelp
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
index 96eefdca0d9b..cff570a71946 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
 #
 
-targets := linux.bin linux.bin.gz linux.bin.ub simpleImage.%
+targets := linux.bin linux.bin.gz linux.bin.ub simpleImage.*
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS := -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id -O binary
 
@@ -16,21 +16,20 @@ $(obj)/linux.bin.ub: $(obj)/linux.bin FORCE
 $(obj)/linux.bin.gz: $(obj)/linux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
-quiet_cmd_cp = CP      $< $@$2
-	cmd_cp = cat $< >$@$2 || (rm -f $@ && echo false)
-
 quiet_cmd_strip = STRIP   $< $@$2
 	cmd_strip = $(STRIP) -K microblaze_start -K _end -K __log_buf \
 				-K _fdt_start $< -o $@$2
 
 UIMAGE_LOADADDR = $(CONFIG_KERNEL_BASE_ADDR)
-UIMAGE_IN = $@
-UIMAGE_OUT = $@.ub
 
-$(obj)/simpleImage.%: vmlinux FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,cp,.unstrip)
+$(obj)/simpleImage.$(DTB): vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
-	$(call if_changed,uimage)
-	$(call if_changed,strip,.strip)
 
-clean-files += simpleImage.*.unstrip linux.bin.ub
+$(obj)/simpleImage.$(DTB).ub: $(obj)/simpleImage.$(DTB) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,uimage)
+
+$(obj)/simpleImage.$(DTB).unstrip: vmlinux FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,shipped)
+
+$(obj)/simpleImage.$(DTB).strip: vmlinux FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,strip)