diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 6e1ab33f396a..91d5baa66540 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ include $(srctree)/arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
 ifdef CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START
 load-y					= $(CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START)
 endif
+entry-y				= 0x$(shell $(NM) vmlinux 2>/dev/null \
+					| grep "\bkernel_entry\b" | cut -f1 -d \ )
 
 cflags-y			+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/
@@ -225,6 +227,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(cflags-y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DVMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS=$(load-y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DDATAOFFSET=$(if $(dataoffset-y),$(dataoffset-y),0)
 
+bootvars-y	= VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS=$(load-y) \
+		  VMLINUX_ENTRY_ADDRESS=$(entry-y)
+
 LDFLAGS			+= -m $(ld-emul)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
@@ -267,7 +272,8 @@ bootz-y			+= vmlinuz.srec
 
 ifdef CONFIG_LASAT
 rom.bin rom.sw: vmlinux
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/lasat/image $@
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/lasat/image \
+		$(bootvars-y) $@
 endif
 
 #
@@ -292,12 +298,13 @@ all:	$(all-y)
 
 # boot
 $(boot-y): $(vmlinux-32) FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/boot VMLINUX=$(vmlinux-32) arch/mips/boot/$@
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/boot VMLINUX=$(vmlinux-32) \
+		$(bootvars-y) arch/mips/boot/$@
 
 # boot/compressed
 $(bootz-y): $(vmlinux-32) FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/boot/compressed \
-	   VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS=$(load-y) 32bit-bfd=$(32bit-bfd) $@
+		$(bootvars-y) 32bit-bfd=$(32bit-bfd) $@
 
 
 CLEAN_FILES += vmlinux.32 vmlinux.64
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index bb1dbf4abb9d..0048c0897896 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__KERNEL__ \
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS := $(LINUXINCLUDE) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ \
 	-DBOOT_HEAP_SIZE=$(BOOT_HEAP_SIZE) \
-	-DKERNEL_ENTRY=0x$(shell $(NM) $(objtree)/$(KBUILD_IMAGE) 2>/dev/null | grep " kernel_entry" | cut -f1 -d \ )
+	-DKERNEL_ENTRY=$(VMLINUX_ENTRY_ADDRESS)
 
 targets := head.o decompress.o dbg.o uart-16550.o uart-alchemy.o
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/lasat/image/Makefile b/arch/mips/lasat/image/Makefile
index dfb509d21d8e..fd32075679c6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lasat/image/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/lasat/image/Makefile
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ endif
 MKLASATIMG = mklasatimg
 MKLASATIMG_ARCH = mq2,mqpro,sp100,sp200
 KERNEL_IMAGE = vmlinux
-KERNEL_START = $(shell $(NM) $(KERNEL_IMAGE) | grep " _text" | cut -f1 -d\ )
-KERNEL_ENTRY = $(shell $(NM) $(KERNEL_IMAGE) | grep kernel_entry | cut -f1 -d\ )
 
 LDSCRIPT= -L$(srctree)/$(src) -Tromscript.normal
 
-HEAD_DEFINES := -D_kernel_start=0x$(KERNEL_START) \
-		-D_kernel_entry=0x$(KERNEL_ENTRY) \
+HEAD_DEFINES := -D_kernel_start=$(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS) \
+		-D_kernel_entry=$(VMLINUX_ENTRY_ADDRESS) \
 		-D VERSION="\"$(Version)\"" \
 		-D TIMESTAMP=$(shell date +%s)