diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/Makefile b/xen/arch/arm/Makefile
index 7e88ddd3d7..11c6b6b06d 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@ $(TARGET)-syms: $(objtree)/prelink.o $(obj)/xen.lds
 	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
 	    $(objtree)/common/symbols-dummy.o -o $(dot-target).0
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).0 \
-		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
-		> $(dot-target).0.S
-	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).0.o
-	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
-	    $(dot-target).0.o -o $(dot-target).1
-	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).1 \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
 		> $(dot-target).1.S
 	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).1.o
+	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< \
+	    $(dot-target).1.o -o $(dot-target).1
+	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $(dot-target).1 \
+		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols $(all_symbols) --sysv --sort \
+		> $(dot-target).2.S
+	$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $(dot-target).2.o
 	$(LD) $(XEN_LDFLAGS) -T $(obj)/xen.lds $< $(build_id_linker) \
-	    $(dot-target).1.o -o $@
+	    $(dot-target).2.o -o $@
 	$(NM) -pa --format=sysv $@ \
 		| $(objtree)/tools/symbols --all-symbols --xensyms --sysv --sort \
 		> $@.map