4 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index 13ebddda65..b8969e2a75 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ why =                                                                        \
 echo-why = $(call escsq, $(strip $(why)))
 endif
 
+# delete partially updated (i.e. corrupted) files on error
+.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
+
+# do not delete intermediate files automatically
+.SECONDARY:
+
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 SPL_ := SPL_
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 482ed0c8d8..f7a041296d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ quiet_cmd_asn1_compiler = ASN.1   $@
       cmd_asn1_compiler = $(objtree)/scripts/asn1_compiler $< \
 				$(subst .h,.c,$@) $(subst .c,.h,$@)
 
-.PRECIOUS: $(objtree)/$(obj)/%-asn1.c $(objtree)/$(obj)/%-asn1.h
-
 $(obj)/%-asn1.c $(obj)/%-asn1.h: $(src)/%.asn1 $(objtree)/scripts/asn1_compiler
 	$(call cmd,asn1_compiler)
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index a4f16bb4bb..a5b57fc6b9 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ endef
 quiet_cmd_flex = LEX     $@
       cmd_flex = $(LEX) -o$@ -L $<
 
-.PRECIOUS: $(obj)/%.lex.c
 $(obj)/%.lex.c: $(src)/%.l FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,flex)
 
@@ -223,14 +222,12 @@ $(obj)/%.lex.c: $(src)/%.l FORCE
 quiet_cmd_bison = YACC    $@
       cmd_bison = $(YACC) -o$@ -t -l $<
 
-.PRECIOUS: $(obj)/%.tab.c
 $(obj)/%.tab.c: $(src)/%.y FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bison)
 
 quiet_cmd_bison_h = YACC    $@
       cmd_bison_h = $(YACC) -o/dev/null --defines=$@ -t -l $<
 
-.PRECIOUS: $(obj)/%.tab.h
 $(obj)/%.tab.h: $(src)/%.y FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bison_h)
 
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
index c769d7db06..15e66ad44d 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ quiet_cmd_pymod = PYMOD   $@
 		CPPFLAGS="$(HOSTCFLAGS) -I$(LIBFDT_srcdir)" OBJDIR=$(obj) \
 		SOURCES="$(PYLIBFDT_srcs)" \
 		SWIG_OPTS="-I$(LIBFDT_srcdir) -I$(LIBFDT_srcdir)/.." \
-		$(PYTHON) $< --quiet build_ext --inplace
+		$(PYTHON2) $< --quiet build_ext --inplace
 
 $(obj)/_libfdt.so: $(src)/setup.py $(PYLIBFDT_srcs) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,pymod)