diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst b/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst
index ac85f9a4a569..214c561651cf 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vdsoinst
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ $$(dest): $(1) FORCE
 
 # Some architectures create .build-id symlinks
 ifneq ($(filter arm s390 sparc x86, $(SRCARCH)),)
-link := $(install-dir)/.build-id/$$(shell $(READELF) -n $(1) | sed -n 's@^.*Build ID: \(..\)\(.*\)@\1/\2@p').debug
+build-id-file := $$(shell $(READELF) -n $(1) | sed -n 's@^.*Build ID: \(..\)\(.*\)@\1/\2@p')
+link := $(install-dir)/.build-id/$$(build-id-file).debug
 
 __default: $$(link)
 $$(link): $$(dest) FORCE