diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 31d302b..605f84f 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-obj-m := DocBook/ accounting/ auxdisplay/ connector/ \
-	filesystems/ filesystems/configfs/ ia64/ laptops/ networking/ \
-	pcmcia/ spi/ timers/ watchdog/src/ misc-devices/mei/
+subdir-y := DocBook accounting auxdisplay connector \
+	filesystems filesystems ia64 laptops networking \
+	pcmcia spi timers watchdog misc-devices
diff --git a/Documentation/accounting/Makefile b/Documentation/accounting/Makefile
index 31929eb..7e232cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/accounting/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/accounting/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := getdelays
 
diff --git a/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile b/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
index 51fe233..ada4dac 100644
--- a/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/auxdisplay/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := cfag12864b-example
 
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/Makefile b/Documentation/filesystems/Makefile
index a5dd114..883010c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := dnotify_test
 
diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/Makefile b/Documentation/ia64/Makefile
index b75db69..d493163 100644
--- a/Documentation/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/ia64/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := aliasing-test
 
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/Makefile b/Documentation/laptops/Makefile
index 5cb144a..0abe44f 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := dslm
 
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/Makefile b/Documentation/misc-devices/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b7aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-y := mei
diff --git a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile b/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile
index 00e8c3e..d758047 100644
--- a/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/mei/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := mei-amt-version
 HOSTCFLAGS_mei-amt-version.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/Makefile b/Documentation/networking/Makefile
index 0aa1ac9..4c5d7c48 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/networking/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
-# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
-always := $(hostprogs-y)
-
-obj-m := timestamping/
+subdir-y := timestamping
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/Makefile b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/Makefile
index d934afc..bbe6f81 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/timestamping/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/networking/timestamping/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := timestamping hwtstamp_config
 
diff --git a/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile b/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile
index accde87..47a8fa1 100644
--- a/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/pcmcia/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := crc32hash
 
diff --git a/Documentation/spi/Makefile b/Documentation/spi/Makefile
index a5b03c8..efa2558 100644
--- a/Documentation/spi/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/spi/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := spidev_test spidev_fdx
 
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/Makefile b/Documentation/timers/Makefile
index 73f75f8..6c09ee6 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/timers/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_X86) := hpet_example
 
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/Makefile b/Documentation/watchdog/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6018f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-y := src
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile b/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile
index 40e5f46..4a892c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/src/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built.
-obj- := dummy.o
-
 # List of programs to build
 hostprogs-y := watchdog-simple watchdog-test