diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66a3bcb0db692bd01aa1cd48a6437c0572cca7b3..99336b60f1a40bef7d2251ada1fb8c3b573a388b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ endif
 export KBUILD_CHECKSRC KBUILD_EXTMOD KBUILD_SRC
 
 objtree		:= .
-src		:= $(srctree)
-obj		:= $(objtree)
-
 VPATH		:= $(srctree)
 
 export srctree objtree VPATH
@@ -1717,7 +1714,7 @@ CHECKSTACK_ARCH := $(ARCH)
 endif
 checkstack:
 	$(OBJDUMP) -d vmlinux $$(find . -name '*.ko') | \
-	$(PERL) $(src)/scripts/checkstack.pl $(CHECKSTACK_ARCH)
+	$(PERL) $(srctree)/scripts/checkstack.pl $(CHECKSTACK_ARCH)
 
 kernelrelease:
 	@echo "$(KERNELVERSION)$$($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))"
@@ -1736,11 +1733,11 @@ endif
 
 tools/: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(srctree)/tools/
 
 tools/%: FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(objtree)/tools
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(src)/tools/ $*
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) LDFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS="$(tools_silent) $(filter --j% -j,$(MAKEFLAGS))" O=$(abspath $(objtree)) subdir=tools -C $(srctree)/tools/ $*
 
 # Single targets
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index e2b991f75bc5b7bc0d8103d65e938df9b9c038ac..00cff258c09031bfe48cd3ec5d73b3658e2457a0 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_ARC_CURR_IN_REG
 # any kernel headers, and missing the r25 global register
 # Can't do unconditionally because of recursive include issues
 # due to <linux/thread_info.h>
-LINUXINCLUDE	+=  -include ${src}/arch/arc/include/asm/current.h
+LINUXINCLUDE	+=  -include $(srctree)/arch/arc/include/asm/current.h
 endif
 
 cflags-y				+= -fsection-anchors
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Makefile b/arch/parisc/Makefile
index c19af26febe66ef5dd0ab3687b84e30ab89b2d02..85f99d5766e476f7fe62f2ab8ad3a57b81cc4bb1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/Makefile
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ PALO := $(shell if (which palo 2>&1); then : ; \
 	elif [ -x /sbin/palo ]; then echo /sbin/palo; \
 	fi)
 
-PALOCONF := $(shell if [ -f $(src)/palo.conf ]; then echo $(src)/palo.conf; \
-	else echo $(obj)/palo.conf; \
+PALOCONF := $(shell if [ -f $(srctree)/palo.conf ]; then echo $(srctree)/palo.conf; \
+	else echo $(objtree)/palo.conf; \
 	fi)
 
 palo lifimage: vmlinuz
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ palo lifimage: vmlinuz
 		false; \
 	fi
 	@if test ! -f "$(PALOCONF)"; then \
-		cp $(src)/arch/parisc/defpalo.conf $(obj)/palo.conf; \
-		echo 'A generic palo config file ($(obj)/palo.conf) has been created for you.'; \
+		cp $(srctree)/arch/parisc/defpalo.conf $(objtree)/palo.conf; \
+		echo 'A generic palo config file ($(objree)/palo.conf) has been created for you.'; \
 		echo 'You should check it and re-run "make palo".'; \
 		echo 'WARNING: the "lifimage" file is now placed in this directory by default!'; \
 		false; \
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ vmlinuz: vmlinux
 endif
 
 install:
-	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(src)/arch/parisc/install.sh \
+	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/arch/parisc/install.sh \
 			$(KERNELRELEASE) vmlinux System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
 zinstall:
-	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(src)/arch/parisc/install.sh \
+	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/arch/parisc/install.sh \
 			$(KERNELRELEASE) vmlinuz System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
 
 CLEAN_FILES	+= lifimage
diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 273130cf91d1203ffcfef0662b515cc06ad1c066..d2daa206872da406408a2685f6659c312b9aa18b 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(ARCH_INCLUDE)
 USER_CFLAGS = $(patsubst $(KERNEL_DEFINES),,$(patsubst -I%,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))) \
 		$(ARCH_INCLUDE) $(MODE_INCLUDE) $(filter -I%,$(CFLAGS)) \
 		-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -idirafter $(srctree)/include \
-		-idirafter $(obj)/include -D__KERNEL__ -D__UM_HOST__
+		-idirafter $(objtree)/include -D__KERNEL__ -D__UM_HOST__
 
 #This will adjust *FLAGS accordingly to the platform.
 include $(ARCH_DIR)/Makefile-os-$(OS)