diff --git a/ldiskfs/ldiskfs/autoMakefile.am b/ldiskfs/ldiskfs/autoMakefile.am
index 129ecb693dbbafd471326defaca3d920e9e1b5cf..b2e3c0b5e8c89c50a737123a0506de65d84a3544 100644
--- a/ldiskfs/ldiskfs/autoMakefile.am
+++ b/ldiskfs/ldiskfs/autoMakefile.am
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ CLEANFILES = sources $(notdir $(linux_headers) $(ext3_headers) $(ext3_sources) $
 clean: clean-am
 	rm -rf linux linux-stage
 
-all: @LINUX_OBJ@/Module.symvers
+all: update-symvers
 
 # Update the kernel's Module.symvers to add ldiskfs symbols before building
 # fsfilt_ldiskfs - see bug 12842.
-@LINUX_OBJ@/Module.symvers: ldiskfs.o
+update-symvers: ldiskfs.o
 	cd .. ; $(MODPOST) $(MODPOST_ARGS) -i @LINUX_OBJ@/Module.symvers \
 		-o @LINUX_OBJ@/Module.symvers ldiskfs/ldiskfs.o