diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index c5892807e06f..3b8977aed1b4 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ lib-y := ctype.o string.o vsprintf.o cmdline.o \
 	 flex_proportions.o ratelimit.o show_mem.o \
 	 is_single_threaded.o plist.o decompress.o kobject_uevent.o \
 	 earlycpio.o seq_buf.o siphash.o dec_and_lock.o \
-	 nmi_backtrace.o nodemask.o win_minmax.o memcat_p.o
+	 nmi_backtrace.o nodemask.o win_minmax.o
 
 lib-$(CONFIG_PRINTK) += dump_stack.o
 lib-$(CONFIG_MMU) += ioremap.o
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ obj-y += bcd.o sort.o parser.o debug_locks.o random32.o \
 	 bsearch.o find_bit.o llist.o memweight.o kfifo.o \
 	 percpu-refcount.o rhashtable.o \
 	 once.o refcount.o usercopy.o errseq.o bucket_locks.o \
-	 generic-radix-tree.o
+	 generic-radix-tree.o memcat_p.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STRING_SELFTEST) += test_string.o
 obj-y += string_helpers.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_STRING_HELPERS) += test-string_helpers.o