diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 5c4b7a400c18..83eef0a82d96 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ define rule_cc_o_c
 	$(call echo-cmd,checksrc) $(cmd_checksrc)			  \
 	$(call echo-cmd,cc_o_c) $(cmd_cc_o_c);				  \
 	$(cmd_modversions)						  \
+	$(call echo-cmd,record_mcount)					  \
 	$(cmd_record_mcount)						  \
 	scripts/basic/fixdep $(depfile) $@ '$(call make-cmd,cc_o_c)' >    \
 	                                              $(dot-target).tmp;  \