diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..197ece8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#
+# Kbuild for top-level directory of the kernel
+# This file takes care of the following:
+# 1) Generate asm-offsets.h
+
+#####
+# 1) Generate asm-offsets.h 
+#
+
+offsets-file := include/asm-$(ARCH)/asm-offsets.h
+
+always  := $(offsets-file)
+targets := $(offsets-file)
+targets += arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.s
+
+quiet_cmd_offsets = GEN     $@
+define cmd_offsets
+	cat $< | \
+	(set -e; \
+	 echo "#ifndef __ASM_OFFSETS_H__"; \
+	 echo "#define __ASM_OFFSETS_H__"; \
+	 echo "/*"; \
+	 echo " * DO NOT MODIFY."; \
+	 echo " *"; \
+	 echo " * This file was generated by $(srctree)/Kbuild"; \
+	 echo " *"; \
+	 echo " */"; \
+	 echo ""; \
+	 sed -ne "/^->/{s:^->\([^ ]*\) [\$$#]*\([^ ]*\) \(.*\):#define \1 \2 /* \3 */:; s:->::; p;}"; \
+	 echo ""; \
+	 echo "#endif" ) > $@
+endef
+
+# We use internal kbuild rules to avoid the "is up to date" message from make
+arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.s: arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.c FORCE
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c)
+
+$(srctree)/$(offsets-file): arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.s Kbuild
+	$(call cmd,offsets)
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 63e5c9f..2402430 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -776,14 +776,14 @@
 # A multi level approach is used. prepare1 is updated first, then prepare0.
 # prepare-all is the collection point for the prepare targets.
 
-.PHONY: prepare-all prepare prepare0 prepare1 prepare2
+.PHONY: prepare-all prepare prepare0 prepare1 prepare2 prepare3
 
-# prepare2 is used to check if we are building in a separate output directory,
+# prepare3 is used to check if we are building in a separate output directory,
 # and if so do:
 # 1) Check that make has not been executed in the kernel src $(srctree)
 # 2) Create the include2 directory, used for the second asm symlink
 
-prepare2:
+prepare3:
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
 	@echo '  Using $(srctree) as source for kernel'
 	$(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config ]; then \
@@ -795,18 +795,21 @@
 	$(Q)ln -fsn $(srctree)/include/asm-$(ARCH) include2/asm
 endif
 
-# prepare1 creates a makefile if using a separate output directory
-prepare1: prepare2 outputmakefile
+# prepare2 creates a makefile if using a separate output directory
+prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile
 
-prepare0: prepare1 include/linux/version.h include/asm \
+prepare1: prepare2 include/linux/version.h include/asm \
                    include/config/MARKER
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODULES),)
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(MODVERDIR)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR)
 endif
 
+prepare0: prepare prepare1 FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(srctree)
+
 # All the preparing..
-prepare-all: prepare0 prepare
+prepare-all: prepare0
 
 #	Leave this as default for preprocessing vmlinux.lds.S, which is now
 #	done in arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/Makefile
@@ -949,26 +952,6 @@
 
 endif # CONFIG_MODULES
 
-# Generate asm-offsets.h 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-define filechk_gen-asm-offsets
-	(set -e; \
-	 echo "#ifndef __ASM_OFFSETS_H__"; \
-	 echo "#define __ASM_OFFSETS_H__"; \
-	 echo "/*"; \
-	 echo " * DO NOT MODIFY."; \
-	 echo " *"; \
-	 echo " * This file was generated by arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile"; \
-	 echo " *"; \
-	 echo " */"; \
-	 echo ""; \
-	 sed -ne "/^->/{s:^->\([^ ]*\) [\$$#]*\([^ ]*\) \(.*\):#define \1 \2 /* \3 */:; s:->::; p;}"; \
-	 echo ""; \
-	 echo "#endif" )
-endef
-
-
 ###
 # Cleaning is done on three levels.
 # make clean     Delete most generated files
@@ -991,7 +974,7 @@
 #
 clean: rm-dirs  := $(CLEAN_DIRS)
 clean: rm-files := $(CLEAN_FILES)
-clean-dirs      := $(addprefix _clean_,$(vmlinux-alldirs))
+clean-dirs      := $(addprefix _clean_,$(srctree) $(vmlinux-alldirs))
 
 .PHONY: $(clean-dirs) clean archclean
 $(clean-dirs):
diff --git a/arch/i386/Makefile b/arch/i386/Makefile
index bf7c9ba..0995199 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/Makefile
@@ -156,15 +156,6 @@
 install kernel_install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) install
 
-prepare: include/asm-$(ARCH)/asm_offsets.h
-CLEAN_FILES += include/asm-$(ARCH)/asm_offsets.h
-
-arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.s: include/asm include/linux/version.h \
-				   include/config/MARKER
-
-include/asm-$(ARCH)/asm_offsets.h: arch/$(ARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.s
-	$(call filechk,gen-asm-offsets)
-
 archclean:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=arch/i386/boot
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
index 0480ca9..e437fb3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
-#include <asm/asm_offsets.h>
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-sigreturn.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-sigreturn.S
index 68afa50..fadb5bc 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-sigreturn.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-sigreturn.S
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
-#include <asm/asm_offsets.h>
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
 
 /* XXX
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.lds.S
index a797770..98699ca 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.lds.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.lds.S
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * object prelinked to its virtual address, and with only one read-only
  * segment (that fits in one page).  This script controls its layout.
  */
-#include <asm/asm_offsets.h>
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
 SECTIONS
 {
diff --git a/arch/i386/power/swsusp.S b/arch/i386/power/swsusp.S
index c410528..c893b89 100644
--- a/arch/i386/power/swsusp.S
+++ b/arch/i386/power/swsusp.S
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
-#include <asm/asm_offsets.h>
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
 	.text
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h b/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h
index e2cb9fa..8fbf791 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #else /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
-#include <asm/asm_offsets.h>
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
 
 #endif