diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 585ea170818f..e510a1f5d20e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -462,13 +462,12 @@ $(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-ym) ;
 ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
   ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
     # combine symversions for later processing
-    update_lto_symversions =				\
-	rm -f $@.symversions; 				\
-	for i in $(filter-out FORCE,$^); do		\
-		if [ -f $$i.symversions ]; then		\
-			cat $$i.symversions 		\
-				>> $@.symversions;	\
-		fi;					\
+    update_lto_symversions =						\
+	rm -f $@.symversions; 						\
+	for i in $(foreach n,						\
+			$(filter-out FORCE,$^),				\
+			$(if $(wildcard $(n).symversions),$(n))); do	\
+		cat $$i.symversions >> $@.symversions;			\
 	done;
   endif
   # rebuild the symbol table with llvm-ar to include IR files