2 files changed, 15 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 9968873e37ae..11509a5bfd74 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ CHMOD_FILES := docgen gen-all-syms kernel-doc mkcompile_h makelst
 
 all: fixdep split-include $(CHMOD_FILES)
 
-fixdep: fixdep.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-
-split-include: split-include.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-
 $(CHMOD_FILES): FORCE
 	@chmod a+x $@
 
@@ -43,23 +37,15 @@ kconfig.tk: $(TOPDIR)/arch/$(ARCH)/config.in tkparse $(HEADER) $(TAIL) FORCE
 	) > $@
 	chmod 755 $@
 
-tkparse: tkparse.o tkcond.o tkgen.o
-	$(HOSTCC) -o $@ $^
-
-tkparse.o tkcond.o tkgen.o: %.o: %.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-
 # DocBook stuff
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 doc-progs: docproc
 
-docproc: docproc.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# we don't have automatic deps for host programs
+host-progs := fixdep split-include docproc tkparse
 
-tkparse.o tkcond.o tkgen.o: tkparse.h
+tkparse-objs := tkparse.o tkcond.o tkgen.o
 
+include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
diff --git a/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile b/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile
index ed8d17c37823..1ab9518b1656 100644
--- a/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/lxdialog/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,32 @@
-HOSTCFLAGS += -DLOCALE 
-LIBS = -lncurses
+HOST_EXTRACFLAGS := -DLOCALE 
+HOST_LOADLIBES   := -lncurses
 
 ifeq (/usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h, $(wildcard /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h))
-        HOSTCFLAGS += -I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"
+        HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"
 else
 ifeq (/usr/include/ncurses/curses.h, $(wildcard /usr/include/ncurses/curses.h))
-        HOSTCFLAGS += -I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses/curses.h>"
+        HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I/usr/include/ncurses -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses/curses.h>"
 else
 ifeq (/usr/include/ncurses.h, $(wildcard /usr/include/ncurses.h))
-        HOSTCFLAGS += -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"
+        HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DCURSES_LOC="<ncurses.h>"
 else
-	HOSTCFLAGS += -DCURSES_LOC="<curses.h>"
+	HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DCURSES_LOC="<curses.h>"
 endif
 endif
 endif
 
+host-progs := lxdialog
 
-OBJS = checklist.o menubox.o textbox.o yesno.o inputbox.o \
-       util.o lxdialog.o msgbox.o
-
-%.o: %.c
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+lxdialog-objs := checklist.o menubox.o textbox.o yesno.o inputbox.o \
+		 util.o lxdialog.o msgbox.o
 
 all: ncurses lxdialog
 
-lxdialog: $(OBJS)
-	$(HOSTCC) -o lxdialog $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make
 
 ncurses:
 	@echo "main() {}" > lxtemp.c
-	@if $(HOSTCC) -lncurses lxtemp.c ; then \
+	@if $(HOSTCC) lxtemp.c  $(HOST_LOADLIBES); then \
 		rm -f lxtemp.c a.out; \
 	else \
 		rm -f lxtemp.c; \