diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 378cbfb31ee7..1d6ebbc2a5d0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS := $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__ \
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT		:= n
 
 # decompressor objects (linked with vmlinuz)
-vmlinuzobjs-y := $(obj)/head.o $(obj)/decompress.o $(obj)/string.o
+vmlinuzobjs-y := $(obj)/head.o $(obj)/decompress.o $(obj)/string.o $(obj)/bswapsi.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ZBOOT
 vmlinuzobjs-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_ZBOOT)		   += $(obj)/dbg.o
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extra-y += uart-ath79.c
 $(obj)/uart-ath79.c: $(srctree)/arch/mips/ath79/early_printk.c
 	$(call cmd,shipped)
 
-vmlinuzobjs-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ) += $(obj)/ashldi3.o $(obj)/bswapsi.o
+vmlinuzobjs-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ) += $(obj)/ashldi3.o
 
 extra-y += ashldi3.c
 $(obj)/ashldi3.c: $(obj)/%.c: $(srctree)/lib/%.c FORCE