diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc
index 6d4a3644ff..33b3c4a1f3 100644
--- a/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/armv7/Makefile.inc
@@ -102,13 +102,8 @@ $(objcbfs)/%.elf: $(objcbfs)/%.debug
 	$(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$< $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
-stages_c = $(src)/arch/armv7/stages.c
-stages_o = $(obj)/arch/armv7/stages.o
-
-$(stages_o): $(stages_c)
-	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
-	$(CC) -Wa,-acdlns -I. $(INCLUDES) -c -o $@ $< -marm
-
+ramstage-y += stages.c
+romstage-y += stages.c
 
 ################################################################################
 # Build the coreboot_ram (stage 2)
@@ -121,12 +116,12 @@ else
 	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(src)/arch/armv7/coreboot_ram.ld $<
 endif
 
-$(objgenerated)/coreboot_ram.o: $(stages_o) $$(ramstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME)
+$(objgenerated)/coreboot_ram.o: $$(ramstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME)
 	@printf "    CC         $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_LLVM_CLANG),y)
 	$(LD) -m -m armelf_linux_eabi -r -o $@ --wrap __divdi3 --wrap __udivdi3 --wrap __moddi3 --wrap __umoddi3 --wrap __uidiv --wrap __do_div64 --start-group $(ramstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) --end-group
 else
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostdlib -r -o $@ -Wl,--start-group $(stages_o) $(ramstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -nostdlib -r -o $@ -Wl,--start-group $(ramstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
 endif
 
 CFLAGS += \
@@ -246,20 +241,20 @@ endif
 ################################################################################
 # Build the romstage
 
-$(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
+$(objcbfs)/romstage_null.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_LLVM_CLANG),y)
 	$(LD) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(romstage-objs) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld
 else
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
 endif
 
 $(objcbfs)/romstage_xip.debug: $$(romstage-objs) $(objgenerated)/romstage_xip.ld
 	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COMPILER_LLVM_CLANG),y)
-	$(LD) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_xip.ld
+	$(LD) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) $(romstage-objs) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_xip.ld
 else
-	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_xip.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) $(stages_o) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
+	$(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ -L$(obj) -T $(objgenerated)/romstage_xip.ld -Wl,--start-group $(romstage-objs) $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME) -Wl,--end-group
 endif
 
 $(objgenerated)/romstage_null.ld: $$(ldscripts) $(obj)/ldoptions