diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/Makefile b/xen/arch/x86/Makefile
index 462472215c..202d4d2782 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ $(TARGET)-syms: prelink.o xen.lds
 	rm -f $(@D)/.$(@F).[0-9]* $(@D)/..$(@F).[0-9]*
 
 note.o: $(TARGET)-syms
-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id  $(BASEDIR)/xen-syms $@.bin
+	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary --only-section=.note.gnu.build-id $< $@.bin
 	$(OBJCOPY) -I binary -O elf64-x86-64 -B i386:x86-64 \
 		--rename-section=.data=.note.gnu.build-id -S $@.bin $@
 	rm -f $@.bin