diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9671fa09c83a..faec37f23c48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -406,9 +406,12 @@ else
 HOSTCC	= gcc
 HOSTCXX	= g++
 endif
-KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS   := -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 \
-		-fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu89 $(HOST_LFS_CFLAGS) \
-		$(HOSTCFLAGS)
+
+export KBUILD_USERCFLAGS := -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes \
+			      -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu89
+export KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS :=
+
+KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS   := $(KBUILD_USERCFLAGS) $(HOST_LFS_CFLAGS) $(HOSTCFLAGS)
 KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS := -Wall -O2 $(HOST_LFS_CFLAGS) $(HOSTCXXFLAGS)
 KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS  := $(HOST_LFS_LDFLAGS) $(HOSTLDFLAGS)
 KBUILD_HOSTLDLIBS   := $(HOST_LFS_LIBS) $(HOSTLDLIBS)
@@ -944,6 +947,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELR),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --pack-dyn-relocs=relr
 endif
 
+# Align the bit size of userspace programs with the kernel
+KBUILD_USERCFLAGS  += $(filter -m32 -m64, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS += $(filter -m32 -m64, $(KBUILD_CFLAGS))
+
 # make the checker run with the right architecture
 CHECKFLAGS += --arch=$(ARCH)
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 9fcbfac15d1d..3665b1a0bc8e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ ifneq ($(hostprogs)$(hostcxxlibs-y)$(hostcxxlibs-m),)
 include scripts/Makefile.host
 endif
 
+# Do not include userprogs rules unless needed.
+userprogs := $(sort $(userprogs))
+ifneq ($(userprogs),)
+include scripts/Makefile.userprogs
+endif
+
 ifndef obj
 $(warning kbuild: Makefile.build is included improperly)
 endif
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 075f0cc2d8d7..e2c76122319d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ subdir-ymn	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(subdir-ymn))
 
 __clean-files	:= $(extra-y) $(extra-m) $(extra-)       \
 		   $(always) $(always-y) $(always-m) $(always-) $(targets) $(clean-files)   \
-		   $(hostprogs) $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m) $(hostprogs-) \
+		   $(hostprogs) $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m) $(hostprogs-) $(userprogs) \
 		   $(hostcxxlibs-y) $(hostcxxlibs-m)
 
 __clean-files   := $(filter-out $(no-clean-files), $(__clean-files))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.userprogs b/scripts/Makefile.userprogs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb415297337a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.userprogs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# Build userspace programs for the target system
+#
+
+# Executables compiled from a single .c file
+user-csingle	:= $(foreach m, $(userprogs), $(if $($(m)-objs),,$(m)))
+
+# Executables linked based on several .o files
+user-cmulti	:= $(foreach m, $(userprogs), $(if $($(m)-objs),$(m)))
+
+# Objects compiled from .c files
+user-cobjs	:= $(sort $(foreach m, $(userprogs), $($(m)-objs)))
+
+user-csingle	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(user-csingle))
+user-cmulti	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(user-cmulti))
+user-cobjs	:= $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(user-cobjs))
+
+user_ccflags	= -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) $(KBUILD_USERCFLAGS) $(userccflags) \
+			$($(target-stem)-userccflags)
+user_ldflags	= $(KBUILD_USERLDFLAGS) $(userldflags) $($(target-stem)-userldflags)
+
+# Create an executable from a single .c file
+quiet_cmd_user_cc_c = CC [U]  $@
+      cmd_user_cc_c = $(CC) $(user_ccflags) $(user_ldflags) -o $@ $< \
+		      $($(target-stem)-userldlibs)
+$(user-csingle): $(obj)/%: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,user_cc_c)
+
+# Link an executable based on list of .o files
+quiet_cmd_user_ld = LD [U]  $@
+      cmd_user_ld = $(CC) $(user_ldflags) -o $@ \
+		    $(addprefix $(obj)/, $($(target-stem)-objs)) \
+		    $($(target-stem)-userldlibs)
+$(user-cmulti): FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,user_ld)
+$(call multi_depend, $(user-cmulti), , -objs)
+
+# Create .o file from a .c file
+quiet_cmd_user_cc_o_c = CC [U]  $@
+      cmd_user_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(user_ccflags) -c -o $@ $<
+$(user-cobjs): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,user_cc_o_c)
+
+targets += $(user-csingle) $(user-cmulti) $(user-cobjs)