diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 213c56b29b..6ebf6d46b7 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -542,18 +542,6 @@ $(objcbfs)/%.elf: $(objcbfs)/%.debug
 ###########################################################################
 
 COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES:=
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_ELF),y)
-COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=$(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILE)
-endif
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_SEABIOS),y)
-COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=seabios
-endif
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILO),y)
-COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=filo
-endif
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_GRUB2),y)
-COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=grub2
-endif
 
 extract_nth=$(patsubst -%-,%,$(word $(1), $(subst |,- -,-$(2)-)))
 
diff --git a/payloads/external/Makefile.inc b/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
index 33ed47fe79..165670d7cd 100644
--- a/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
+++ b/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@
 ## Foundation, Inc.
 ##
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_ELF),y)
+COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=$(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILE)
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_SEABIOS),y)
+COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=seabios
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILO),y)
+COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=filo
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PAYLOAD_GRUB2),y)
+COREBOOT_ROM_DEPENDENCIES+=grub2
+endif
+
 seabios:
 	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/SeaBIOS -f Makefile.inc \
 			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \