diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 4d03a7efc689..4db60b2e2a76 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 ifdef BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT
-cmd_record_mcount = $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount "$(@)";
+cmd_record_mcount = $(objtree)/scripts/recordmcount "$(@)";
 else
 cmd_record_mcount = set -e ; perl $(srctree)/scripts/recordmcount.pl "$(ARCH)" \
 	"$(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),big,little)" \