diff --git a/arch/i386/Makefile b/arch/i386/Makefile
index b433dae1ac7d..5e50dbf00f3e 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 # Fill in SRCARCH
 SRCARCH	:= x86
 
-archprepare:
-	@mkdir -p ${objtree}/arch/x86/kernel
-
-
 HAS_BIARCH      := $(call cc-option-yn, -m32)
 ifeq ($(HAS_BIARCH),y)
 AS              := $(AS) --32
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Makefile b/arch/x86_64/Makefile
index afaf0f998878..8bffb94c71b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 # Fill in SRCARCH
 SRCARCH	:= x86
 
-archprepare:
-	@mkdir -p ${objtree}/arch/x86/kernel
-
-
 LDFLAGS		:= -m elf_x86_64
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=