diff --git a/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile b/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile
index b6efa1c29a..88b9dcf030 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/harmony/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
-endif
-
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
 COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o
diff --git a/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile b/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile
index b6efa1c29a..88b9dcf030 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/seaboard/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
-endif
-
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
 COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o
diff --git a/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile b/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
index e3b7435530..611520c8eb 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common $(obj)../seaboard)
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../seaboard)
 endif
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
diff --git a/board/nvidia/whistler/Makefile b/board/nvidia/whistler/Makefile
index a910577f21..913f1cea4a 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/whistler/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/whistler/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
-endif
-
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o
 
 COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o