diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da1707c..1a5d315 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -447,9 +447,11 @@
 # Detect when mixed targets is specified, and make a second invocation
 # of make so .config is not included in this case either (for *config).
 
+version_h := include/generated/linux/version.h
+
 no-dot-config-targets := clean mrproper distclean \
 			 cscope gtags TAGS tags help %docs check% coccicheck \
-			 include/linux/version.h headers_% archheaders archscripts \
+			 $(version_h) headers_% archheaders archscripts \
 			 kernelversion %src-pkg
 
 config-targets := 0
@@ -819,7 +821,7 @@
 # prepare2 creates a makefile if using a separate output directory
 prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile asm-generic
 
-prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/generated/utsrelease.h \
+prepare1: prepare2 $(version_h) include/generated/utsrelease.h \
                    include/config/auto.conf
 	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
 
@@ -852,7 +854,7 @@
 	echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))';)
 endef
 
-include/linux/version.h: $(srctree)/Makefile FORCE
+$(version_h): $(srctree)/Makefile FORCE
 	$(call filechk,version.h)
 
 include/generated/utsrelease.h: include/config/kernel.release FORCE
@@ -897,7 +899,7 @@
 archscripts:
 
 PHONY += __headers
-__headers: include/linux/version.h scripts_basic asm-generic archheaders archscripts FORCE
+__headers: $(version_h) scripts_basic asm-generic archheaders archscripts FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts build_unifdef
 
 PHONY += headers_install_all
@@ -1007,8 +1009,7 @@
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
 MRPROPER_DIRS  += include/config usr/include include/generated          \
                   arch/*/include/generated
-MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .version .old_version             \
-                  include/linux/version.h                               \
+MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old .version .old_version $(version_h) \
 		  Module.symvers tags TAGS cscope* GPATH GTAGS GRTAGS GSYMS
 
 # clean - Delete most, but leave enough to build external modules
diff --git a/include/linux/Kbuild b/include/linux/Kbuild
index c57e064..0236a3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/Kbuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 header-y += usb/
 header-y += wimax/
 
-objhdr-y += version.h
+genhdr-y += version.h
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/asm/a.out.h \
 		  $(srctree)/include/asm-$(SRCARCH)/a.out.h \