diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 4e4d6ddbb3..c4bc783a7d 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += os-posix.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX) += fsdev/
 
+common-obj-y += accel/
 common-obj-y += migration/
 
 common-obj-y += audio/
diff --git a/accel/Makefile.objs b/accel/Makefile.objs
index 8b498d39d8..17e5ac6061 100644
--- a/accel/Makefile.objs
+++ b/accel/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += accel.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += accel.o
 obj-$(call land,$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),$(CONFIG_POSIX)) += qtest.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCG) += tcg/