diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c06e250..c2c4bbe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -606,25 +606,20 @@
 MODLIB	= $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)
 export MODLIB
 
-strip-symbols := $(srctree)/scripts/strip-symbols \
-		 $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/scripts/strip-symbols)
-
 #
-# INSTALL_MOD_STRIP, if defined, will cause modules to be stripped while
-# they get installed.  If INSTALL_MOD_STRIP is '1', then the default
-# options (see below) will be used.  Otherwise, INSTALL_MOD_STRIP will
-# be used as the option(s) to the objcopy command.
+#  INSTALL_MOD_STRIP, if defined, will cause modules to be
+#  stripped after they are installed.  If INSTALL_MOD_STRIP is '1', then
+#  the default option --strip-debug will be used.  Otherwise,
+#  INSTALL_MOD_STRIP will used as the options to the strip command.
+
 ifdef INSTALL_MOD_STRIP
 ifeq ($(INSTALL_MOD_STRIP),1)
-mod_strip_cmd = $(OBJCOPY) --strip-debug
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL),$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS_STRIP_GENERATED))
-mod_strip_cmd += --wildcard $(addprefix --strip-symbols ,$(strip-symbols))
-endif
+mod_strip_cmd = $(STRIP) --strip-debug
 else
-mod_strip_cmd = $(OBJCOPY) $(INSTALL_MOD_STRIP)
+mod_strip_cmd = $(STRIP) $(INSTALL_MOD_STRIP)
 endif # INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1
 else
-mod_strip_cmd = false
+mod_strip_cmd = true
 endif # INSTALL_MOD_STRIP
 export mod_strip_cmd
 
@@ -754,7 +749,6 @@
 endif
 
 kallsyms.o := .tmp_kallsyms$(last_kallsyms).o
-kallsyms.h := $(wildcard include/config/kallsyms/*.h) $(wildcard include/config/kallsyms/*/*.h)
 
 define verify_kallsyms
 	$(Q)$(if $($(quiet)cmd_sysmap),                                      \
@@ -779,41 +773,24 @@
 
 # Generate .S file with all kernel symbols
 quiet_cmd_kallsyms = KSYM    $@
-      cmd_kallsyms = { test $* -eq 0 || $(NM) -n $<; } \
-		     | $(KALLSYMS) $(if $(CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL),--all-symbols) >$@
+      cmd_kallsyms = $(NM) -n $< | $(KALLSYMS) \
+                     $(if $(CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL),--all-symbols) > $@
 
-quiet_cmd_kstrip = STRIP   $@
-      cmd_kstrip = $(OBJCOPY) --wildcard $(addprefix --strip$(if $(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE),-unneeded)-symbols ,$(filter %/scripts/strip-symbols,$^)) $< $@
-
-$(foreach n,0 1 2 3,.tmp_kallsyms$(n).o): KBUILD_AFLAGS += -Wa,--strip-local-absolute
-$(foreach n,0 1 2 3,.tmp_kallsyms$(n).o): %.o: %.S scripts FORCE
+.tmp_kallsyms1.o .tmp_kallsyms2.o .tmp_kallsyms3.o: %.o: %.S scripts FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_KALLSYMS_STRIP_GENERATED),y)
-strip-ext := .stripped
-endif
-
-.tmp_kallsyms%.S: .tmp_vmlinux%$(strip-ext) $(KALLSYMS) $(kallsyms.h)
+.tmp_kallsyms%.S: .tmp_vmlinux% $(KALLSYMS)
 	$(call cmd,kallsyms)
 
-# make -jN seems to have problems with intermediate files, see bug #3330.
-.SECONDARY: $(foreach n,1 2 3,.tmp_vmlinux$(n).stripped)
-.tmp_vmlinux%.stripped: .tmp_vmlinux% $(strip-symbols) $(kallsyms.h)
-	$(call cmd,kstrip)
-
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO),y)
-.tmp_vmlinux%: LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -S
-endif
 # .tmp_vmlinux1 must be complete except kallsyms, so update vmlinux version
-.tmp_vmlinux%: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-all) FORCE
-	$(if $(filter 1,$*),$(call if_changed_rule,ksym_ld),$(call if_changed,vmlinux__))
+.tmp_vmlinux1: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-all) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_rule,ksym_ld)
 
-.tmp_vmlinux0$(strip-ext):
-	$(Q)echo "placeholder" >$@
+.tmp_vmlinux2: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-all) .tmp_kallsyms1.o FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,vmlinux__)
 
-.tmp_vmlinux1: .tmp_kallsyms0.o
-.tmp_vmlinux2: .tmp_kallsyms1.o
-.tmp_vmlinux3: .tmp_kallsyms2.o
+.tmp_vmlinux3: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-all) .tmp_kallsyms2.o FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,vmlinux__)
 
 # Needs to visit scripts/ before $(KALLSYMS) can be used.
 $(KALLSYMS): scripts ;