diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index bbaf7d59c1bb..c23bb0b30293 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -137,9 +137,10 @@ $(obj)/timeconst.h: $(obj)/hz.bc $(src)/timeconst.bc FORCE
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 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYRING),y)
 X509_CERTIFICATES-y := $(wildcard *.x509) $(wildcard $(srctree)/*.x509)
-X509_CERTIFICATES-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG) += signing_key.x509
-X509_CERTIFICATES := $(sort $(foreach CERT,$(X509_CERTIFICATES-y), \
+X509_CERTIFICATES-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG) += $(objtree)/signing_key.x509
+X509_CERTIFICATES-raw := $(sort $(foreach CERT,$(X509_CERTIFICATES-y), \
 				$(or $(realpath $(CERT)),$(CERT))))
+X509_CERTIFICATES := $(subst $(realpath $(objtree))/,,$(X509_CERTIFICATES-raw))
 
 ifeq ($(X509_CERTIFICATES),)
 $(warning *** No X.509 certificates found ***)