diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee9ad0f0960f..c923bea7043b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ else # !mixed-build
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
-KERNELRELEASE = $(call read-file, include/config/kernel.release)
+KERNELRELEASE = $(call read-file, $(objtree)/include/config/kernel.release)
 KERNELVERSION = $(VERSION)$(if $(PATCHLEVEL),.$(PATCHLEVEL)$(if $(SUBLEVEL),.$(SUBLEVEL)))$(EXTRAVERSION)
 export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNELRELEASE KERNELVERSION
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ endif
 export KBUILD_MODULES KBUILD_BUILTIN
 
 ifdef need-config
-include include/config/auto.conf
+include $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
@@ -780,13 +780,13 @@ else # !may-sync-config
 # and include/config/auto.conf but do not care if they are up-to-date.
 # Use auto.conf to show the error message
 
-checked-configs := include/generated/autoconf.h include/generated/rustc_cfg include/config/auto.conf
+checked-configs := $(addprefix $(objtree)/, include/generated/autoconf.h include/generated/rustc_cfg include/config/auto.conf)
 missing-configs := $(filter-out $(wildcard $(checked-configs)), $(checked-configs))
 
 ifdef missing-configs
-PHONY += include/config/auto.conf
+PHONY += $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 
-include/config/auto.conf:
+$(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf:
 	@echo   >&2 '***'
 	@echo   >&2 '***  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid. The following files are missing:'
 	@printf >&2 '***    - %s\n' $(missing-configs)
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index ed8a7493524b..8c311b997e24 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ if_changed_dep = $(if $(if-changed-cond),$(cmd_and_fixdep),@:)
 
 cmd_and_fixdep =                                                             \
 	$(cmd);                                                              \
-	scripts/basic/fixdep $(depfile) $@ '$(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd;\
+	$(objtree)/scripts/basic/fixdep $(depfile) $@ '$(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd;\
 	rm -f $(depfile)
 
 # Usage: $(call if_changed_rule,foo)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 8403eba15457..6e8954cbf53a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ subdir-asflags-y :=
 subdir-ccflags-y :=
 
 # Read auto.conf if it exists, otherwise ignore
--include include/config/auto.conf
+-include $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.compiler
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ cmd_cpp_i_c       = $(CPP) $(c_flags) -o $@ $<
 $(obj)/%.i: $(obj)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_i_c)
 
-genksyms = scripts/genksyms/genksyms		\
+genksyms = $(objtree)/scripts/genksyms/genksyms	\
 	$(if $(1), -T $(2))			\
 	$(if $(KBUILD_PRESERVE), -p)		\
 	-r $(or $(wildcard $(2:.symtypes=.symref)), /dev/null)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index 1482884ec3ca..6d8aa3059ee2 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 PHONY := __modfinal
 __modfinal:
 
-include include/config/auto.conf
+include $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 # for c_flags
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
       cmd_ld_ko_o =							\
 	$(LD) -r $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)					\
 		$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE)		\
-		-T scripts/module.lds -o $@ $(filter %.o, $^)
+		-T $(objtree)/scripts/module.lds -o $@ $(filter %.o, $^)
 
 quiet_cmd_btf_ko = BTF [M] $@
       cmd_btf_ko = 							\
-	if [ ! -f vmlinux ]; then					\
+	if [ ! -f $(objtree)/vmlinux ]; then				\
 		printf "Skipping BTF generation for %s due to unavailability of vmlinux\n" $@ 1>&2; \
 	else								\
-		LLVM_OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY)" $(PAHOLE) -J $(PAHOLE_FLAGS) $(MODULE_PAHOLE_FLAGS) --btf_base vmlinux $@; \
-		$(RESOLVE_BTFIDS) -b vmlinux $@; 			\
+		LLVM_OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY)" $(PAHOLE) -J $(PAHOLE_FLAGS) $(MODULE_PAHOLE_FLAGS) --btf_base $(objtree)/vmlinux $@; \
+		$(RESOLVE_BTFIDS) -b $(objtree)/vmlinux $@;		\
 	fi;
 
 # Same as newer-prereqs, but allows to exclude specified extra dependencies
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ if_changed_except = $(if $(call newer_prereqs_except,$(2))$(cmd-check),      \
 	printf '%s\n' 'savedcmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
 
 # Re-generate module BTFs if either module's .ko or vmlinux changed
-%.ko: %.o %.mod.o $(extmod_prefix).module-common.o scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) FORCE
-	+$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,vmlinux)
+%.ko: %.o %.mod.o $(extmod_prefix).module-common.o $(objtree)/scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(objtree)/vmlinux) FORCE
+	+$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,$(objtree)/vmlinux)
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
 	+$(if $(newer-prereqs),$(call cmd,btf_ko))
 endif
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index 4d81ed9af294..2d39d452c49e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 PHONY := __modinst
 __modinst:
 
-include include/config/auto.conf
+include $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 install-y :=
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 44936ebad161..12e7c15d099c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 PHONY := __modpost
 __modpost:
 
-include include/config/auto.conf
+include $(objtree)/include/config/auto.conf
 include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
 
-MODPOST = scripts/mod/modpost
+MODPOST = $(objtree)/scripts/mod/modpost
 
 modpost-args =										\
 	$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),-M)							\
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ include $(kbuild-file)
 
 output-symdump := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Module.symvers
 
-ifeq ($(wildcard Module.symvers),)
-missing-input := Module.symvers
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(objtree)/Module.symvers),)
+missing-input := $(objtree)/Module.symvers
 else
-modpost-args += -i Module.symvers
-modpost-deps += Module.symvers
+modpost-args += -i $(objtree)/Module.symvers
+modpost-deps += $(objtree)/Module.symvers
 endif
 
 modpost-args += -e $(addprefix -i , $(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS))
diff --git a/scripts/depmod.sh b/scripts/depmod.sh
index e22da27fe13e..3c34fecacbc8 100755
--- a/scripts/depmod.sh
+++ b/scripts/depmod.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ KERNELRELEASE=$1
 
 : ${DEPMOD:=depmod}
 
-if ! test -r System.map ; then
+if ! test -r "${objtree}/System.map" ; then
 	echo "Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod." >&2
 	exit 0
 fi
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ -z $(command -v $DEPMOD) ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-set -- -ae -F System.map
+set -- -ae -F "${objtree}/System.map"
 if test -n "$INSTALL_MOD_PATH"; then
 	set -- "$@" -b "$INSTALL_MOD_PATH"
 fi
