diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index d78d615cd395..38360f776b6f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DDATAOFFSET=$(if $(dataoffset-y),$(dataoffset-y),0)
 
 bootvars-y	= VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS=$(load-y) \
 		  VMLINUX_ENTRY_ADDRESS=$(entry-y) \
-		  PLATFORM="$(platform-y)"
+		  PLATFORM="$(platform-y)" \
+		  ITS_INPUTS="$(its-y)"
 ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
 bootvars-y	+= ADDR_BITS=32
 endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
index 145b5ce8eb7e..1bd5c4f00d19 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ ifeq ($(ADDR_BITS),64)
 	itb_addr_cells = 2
 endif
 
+quiet_cmd_its_cat = CAT     $@
+      cmd_its_cat = cat $^ >$@
+
+$(obj)/vmlinux.its.S: $(addprefix $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/,$(ITS_INPUTS))
+	$(call if_changed,its_cat)
+
 quiet_cmd_cpp_its_S = ITS     $@
       cmd_cpp_its_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -C -o $@ $< \
 		        -DKERNEL_NAME="\"Linux $(KERNELRELEASE)\"" \
@@ -128,19 +134,19 @@ quiet_cmd_cpp_its_S = ITS     $@
 			-DADDR_BITS=$(ADDR_BITS) \
 			-DADDR_CELLS=$(itb_addr_cells)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,none,vmlinux.bin)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.gz.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.gz.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,gzip,vmlinux.bin.gz)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.bz2.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX)  FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.bz2.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX)  FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,bzip2,vmlinux.bin.bz2)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.lzma.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.lzma.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,lzma,vmlinux.bin.lzma)
 
-$(obj)/vmlinux.lzo.its: $(srctree)/arch/mips/$(PLATFORM)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
+$(obj)/vmlinux.lzo.its: $(obj)/vmlinux.its.S $(VMLINUX) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_its_S,lzo,vmlinux.bin.lzo)
 
 quiet_cmd_itb-image = ITB     $@
diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/Platform b/arch/mips/generic/Platform
index 9a30d69e2281..6f7ce7b0c5e2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/Platform
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/Platform
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ platform-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= generic/
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 load-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	+= 0xffffffff80100000
 all-$(CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC)	:= vmlinux.gz.itb
+
+its-y					:= vmlinux.its.S