diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 05d67af376c5..0032d1ca4e49 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1035,8 +1035,6 @@ firmware_install: FORCE
 #Default location for installed headers
 export INSTALL_HDR_PATH = $(objtree)/usr
 
-hdr-inst := -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
-
 # If we do an all arch process set dst to asm-$(hdr-arch)
 hdr-dst = $(if $(KBUILD_HEADERS), dst=include/asm-$(hdr-arch), dst=include/asm)
 
@@ -1580,11 +1578,6 @@ ifneq ($(cmd_files),)
   include $(cmd_files)
 endif
 
-# Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -f scripts/Makefile.clean obj=dir
-# Usage:
-# $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=dir
-clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
-
 endif	# skip-makefile
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 65e7b08bb2cc..0f909814edfc 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -179,6 +179,18 @@ build := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.build obj
 # $(Q)$(MAKE) $(modbuiltin)=dir
 modbuiltin := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin obj
 
+###
+# Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -f scripts/Makefile.clean obj=
+# Usage:
+# $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=dir
+clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
+
+###
+# Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj=
+# Usage:
+# $(Q)$(MAKE) $(hdr-inst)=dir
+hdr-inst := -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
+
 # Prefix -I with $(srctree) if it is not an absolute path.
 # skip if -I has no parameter
 addtree = $(if $(patsubst -I%,%,$(1)), \
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index b1c668dc6815..0aa91a07d968 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ src := $(obj)
 PHONY := __clean
 __clean:
 
-# Shorthand for $(Q)$(MAKE) scripts/Makefile.clean obj=dir
-# Usage:
-# $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=dir
-clean := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.clean obj
+include scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 # The filename Kbuild has precedence over Makefile
 kbuild-dir := $(if $(filter /%,$(src)),$(src),$(srctree)/$(src))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
index 8ccf83056a7a..1106d6ca3a38 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ $(check-file): scripts/headers_check.pl $(output-files) FORCE
 endif
 
 # Recursion
-hdr-inst := -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
 .PHONY: $(subdirs)
 $(subdirs):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(hdr-inst)=$(obj)/$@ dst=$(_dst)/$@