diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/Makefile
index 314c52d44b7c..79491dec47e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_E1000) += e1000.o
 
-e1000-objs := e1000_main.o e1000_hw.o e1000_ethtool.o e1000_param.o
+e1000-y := e1000_main.o e1000_hw.o e1000_ethtool.o e1000_param.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/Makefile
index 0baa15503c38..18f22b6374d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_E1000E) += e1000e.o
 
-e1000e-objs := 82571.o ich8lan.o 80003es2lan.o \
-	       mac.o manage.o nvm.o phy.o \
-	       param.o ethtool.o netdev.o ptp.o
-
+e1000e-y := 82571.o ich8lan.o 80003es2lan.o \
+	    mac.o manage.o nvm.o phy.o \
+	    param.o ethtool.o netdev.o ptp.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/Makefile
index cad93f323bd5..9faa4339a76c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_I40E) += i40e.o
 
-i40e-objs := i40e_main.o \
+i40e-y := i40e_main.o \
 	i40e_ethtool.o	\
 	i40e_adminq.o	\
 	i40e_common.o	\
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/Makefile
index 2d154a4e2fd7..356ac9faa5bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IAVF) += iavf.o
 
-iavf-objs := iavf_main.o iavf_ethtool.o iavf_virtchnl.o iavf_fdir.o \
-	     iavf_adv_rss.o \
-	     iavf_txrx.o iavf_common.o iavf_adminq.o
+iavf-y := iavf_main.o iavf_ethtool.o iavf_virtchnl.o iavf_fdir.o \
+	  iavf_adv_rss.o iavf_txrx.o iavf_common.o iavf_adminq.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile
index 394c1e0656b9..463c0d26b9d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IGB) += igb.o
 
-igb-objs := igb_main.o igb_ethtool.o e1000_82575.o \
-	    e1000_mac.o e1000_nvm.o e1000_phy.o e1000_mbx.o \
-	    e1000_i210.o igb_ptp.o igb_hwmon.o
+igb-y := igb_main.o igb_ethtool.o e1000_82575.o \
+	 e1000_mac.o e1000_nvm.o e1000_phy.o e1000_mbx.o \
+	 e1000_i210.o igb_ptp.o igb_hwmon.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/Makefile
index afd3e36eae75..902711d5e691 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,4 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IGBVF) += igbvf.o
 
-igbvf-objs := vf.o \
-              mbx.o \
-              ethtool.o \
-              netdev.o
-
+igbvf-y := vf.o mbx.o ethtool.o netdev.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/Makefile
index ebffd3054285..a64c734740f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/Makefile
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IGC) += igc.o
 igc-$(CONFIG_IGC_LEDS) += igc_leds.o
 
-igc-objs := igc_main.o igc_mac.o igc_i225.o igc_base.o igc_nvm.o igc_phy.o \
-igc_diag.o igc_ethtool.o igc_ptp.o igc_dump.o igc_tsn.o igc_xdp.o
+igc-y := igc_main.o igc_mac.o igc_i225.o igc_base.o igc_nvm.o igc_phy.o \
+	 igc_diag.o igc_ethtool.o igc_ptp.o igc_dump.o igc_tsn.o igc_xdp.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/Makefile
index 4fb0d9e3f2da..965e5ce1b326 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/Makefile
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IXGBE) += ixgbe.o
 
-ixgbe-objs := ixgbe_main.o ixgbe_common.o ixgbe_ethtool.o \
-              ixgbe_82599.o ixgbe_82598.o ixgbe_phy.o ixgbe_sriov.o \
-              ixgbe_mbx.o ixgbe_x540.o ixgbe_x550.o ixgbe_lib.o ixgbe_ptp.o \
-              ixgbe_xsk.o
+ixgbe-y := ixgbe_main.o ixgbe_common.o ixgbe_ethtool.o \
+           ixgbe_82599.o ixgbe_82598.o ixgbe_phy.o ixgbe_sriov.o \
+           ixgbe_mbx.o ixgbe_x540.o ixgbe_x550.o ixgbe_lib.o ixgbe_ptp.o \
+           ixgbe_xsk.o
 
 ixgbe-$(CONFIG_IXGBE_DCB) +=  ixgbe_dcb.o ixgbe_dcb_82598.o \
                               ixgbe_dcb_82599.o ixgbe_dcb_nl.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/Makefile
index 186a4bb24fde..01d3e892f3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IXGBEVF) += ixgbevf.o
 
-ixgbevf-objs := vf.o \
-                mbx.o \
-                ethtool.o \
-                ixgbevf_main.o
+ixgbevf-y := vf.o mbx.o ethtool.o ixgbevf_main.o
 ixgbevf-$(CONFIG_IXGBEVF_IPSEC) += ipsec.o
-
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libeth/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libeth/Makefile
index cb99203d1dd2..52492b081132 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libeth/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libeth/Makefile
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIBETH)		+= libeth.o
 
-libeth-objs			+= rx.o
+libeth-y			:= rx.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Makefile
index bf42c5aeeedd..ffd27fab916a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/libie/Makefile
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIBIE)	+= libie.o
 
-libie-objs		+= rx.o
+libie-y			:= rx.o
