diff --git a/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.rules b/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.rules
index ea3c874..0b24918 100644
--- a/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.rules
+++ b/arch/um/scripts/Makefile.rules
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 # arch/um: Generic definitions
 # ===========================================================================
 
-USER_SINGLE_OBJS = $(foreach f,$(patsubst %.o,%,$(obj-y) $(obj-m)),$($(f)-objs))
-USER_OBJS += $(filter %_user.o,$(obj-y) $(obj-m) $(USER_SINGLE_OBJS))
-
+USER_SINGLE_OBJS := \
+	$(foreach f,$(patsubst %.o,%,$(obj-y) $(obj-m)),$($(f)-objs))
+USER_OBJS += $(filter %_user.o,$(obj-y) $(obj-m)  $(USER_SINGLE_OBJS))
 USER_OBJS := $(foreach file,$(USER_OBJS),$(obj)/$(file))
 
-$(USER_OBJS): c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(USER_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_$(notdir $@))
+$(USER_OBJS) : c_flags = -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(USER_CFLAGS) \
+	$(CFLAGS_$(notdir $@))
 
 quiet_cmd_make_link = SYMLINK $@
 cmd_make_link       = ln -sf $(srctree)/arch/$(SUBARCH)/$($(notdir $@)-dir)/$(notdir $@) $@