diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index dfc7eacd9bdb..22726aefc8ea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 
 $(obj)/uImage: $(obj)/vmlinux.gz
 	$(Q)rm -f $@
-	$(call if_changed,uimage)
+	$(call cmd,uimage)
 	@echo -n '  Image: $@ '
 	@if [ -f $@ ]; then echo 'is ready' ; else echo 'not made'; fi
 
diff --git a/arch/ppc/boot/images/Makefile b/arch/ppc/boot/images/Makefile
index 532e7ef1edb6..58415d5718e3 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/boot/images/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ppc/boot/images/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ quiet_cmd_uimage = UIMAGE  $@
 targets += uImage
 $(obj)/uImage: $(obj)/vmlinux.gz
 	$(Q)rm -f $@
-	$(call if_changed,uimage)
+	$(call cmd,uimage)
 	@echo -n '  Image: $@ '
 	@if [ -f $@ ]; then echo 'is ready' ; else echo 'not made'; fi