diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/Makefile b/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
index 11ca8795b74a..c844eaf24ed7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ $(obj)/section_cmp%: vmlinux $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
 $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux: $(obj)/startup.a FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(obj)/compressed $@
 
-quiet_cmd_ar = AR      $@
-      cmd_ar = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(real-prereqs)
-
 $(obj)/startup.a: $(OBJECTS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ar)
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 850b611f4aba..2554a15ecf2b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -426,13 +426,9 @@ $(modorder-target): $(subdir-ym) FORCE
 # Rule to compile a set of .o files into one .a file (with symbol table)
 #
 ifdef lib-target
-quiet_cmd_link_l_target = AR      $@
-
-# lib target archives do get a symbol table and index
-cmd_link_l_target = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(real-prereqs)
 
 $(lib-target): $(lib-y) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,link_l_target)
+	$(call if_changed,ar)
 
 targets += $(lib-target)
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index c0abd9a779c3..8a1f64f17740 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ $(obj)/%: $(src)/%_shipped
 quiet_cmd_ld = LD      $@
       cmd_ld = $(LD) $(ld_flags) $(real-prereqs) -o $@
 
+# Archive
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+quiet_cmd_ar = AR      $@
+      cmd_ar = rm -f $@; $(AR) rcsTP$(KBUILD_ARFLAGS) $@ $(real-prereqs)
+
 # Objcopy
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------