diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 6f75fb2..f516430 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -96,15 +96,11 @@
 
 $(shell cd $(ARCH_DIR) && ln -sf Kconfig_$(SUBARCH) Kconfig_arch)
 
-prepare: $(ARCH_SYMLINKS) $(SYS_HEADERS) $(GEN_HEADERS) \
-	$(ARCH_DIR)/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+prepare: $(ARCH_SYMLINKS) $(SYS_HEADERS) $(GEN_HEADERS)
 
 LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC) += -static
 LINK-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN) += -Wl,-rpath,/lib
 
-LD_SCRIPT-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC) := uml.lds.S
-LD_SCRIPT-$(CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_DYN) := dyn.lds.S
-
 CPP_MODE-$(CONFIG_MODE_TT) := -DMODE_TT
 CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER ?= 2
 STACK_SIZE := $(shell echo $$[ 4096 * (1 << $(CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER)) ] )
@@ -145,15 +141,6 @@
 	@find . \( -name '*.bb' -o -name '*.bbg' -o -name '*.da' \
 		-o -name '*.gcov' \) -type f -print | xargs rm -f
 
-#We need to re-preprocess this when the symlink dest changes.
-#So we touch it when needed.
-$(ARCH_DIR)/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S: FORCE
-	$(Q)if [ "$(shell readlink $@)" != "$(LD_SCRIPT-y)" ]; then \
-		echo '  SYMLINK $@'; \
-		ln -sf $(LD_SCRIPT-y) $@; \
-		touch $@; \
-	fi;
-
 $(SYMLINK_HEADERS):
 	@echo '  SYMLINK $@'
 	$(Q)cd $(TOPDIR)/$(dir $@) ; \