diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 36e9475395aa..1f0d41cc73d1 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ ksym_dep_filter =                                                            \
 	    $(CPP) $(call flags_nodeps,a_flags) -D__KSYM_DEPS__ $< ;;        \
 	  boot*|build*|*cpp_lds_S|dtc|host*|vdso*) : ;;                      \
 	  *) echo "Don't know how to preprocess $(1)" >&2; false ;;          \
-	esac | sed -rn 's/^.*=== __KSYM_(.*) ===.*$$/KSYM_\1/p'
+	esac | tr ";" "\n" | sed -rn 's/^.*=== __KSYM_(.*) ===.*$$/KSYM_\1/p'
 
 cmd_and_fixdep =                                                             \
 	$(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1));                                             \