diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
index 1c3cd8dd2e..252075ff6c 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ ifeq ($(INNER_SCANBUILD),y)
 CC_real:=$(CC)
 endif
 
-$(if $(wildcard .xcompile),,$(eval $(shell bash util/xcompile/xcompile > .xcompile)))
-include .xcompile
+# in addition to the dependency below, create the file if it doesn't exist
+# to silence stupid warnings about a file that would be generated anyway.
+$(if $(wildcard .xcompile),,$(eval $(shell util/xcompile/xcompile $(XGCCPATH) > .xcompile)))
+
+.xcompile: util/xcompile/xcompile
+	$< $(XGCCPATH) > $@.tmp
+	\mv -f $@.tmp $@ 2> /dev/null
 
 ifeq ($(INNER_SCANBUILD),y)
 CC:=$(CC_real)
@@ -96,6 +101,8 @@ include $(srck)/Makefile
 
 include $(HAVE_DOTCONFIG)
 
+include .xcompile
+
 ARCHDIR-$(CONFIG_LP_ARCH_ARM)     := arm
 ARCHDIR-$(CONFIG_LP_ARCH_ARM64)   := arm64
 ARCHDIR-$(CONFIG_LP_ARCH_MIPS)    := mips