diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b4ed77595f0f59b4749df30850a90453a08d6629..c4b138125d320134eab14f82c80161710dde1a55 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ autoconf_is_current := $(if $(wildcard $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)),$(shell find . \
 		-path ./include/config/auto.conf -newer $(KCONFIG_CONFIG)))
 ifneq ($(autoconf_is_current),)
 include $(srctree)/config.mk
+include $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
 endif
 
 # If board code explicitly specified LDSCRIPT or CONFIG_SYS_LDSCRIPT, use
@@ -601,17 +602,11 @@ c_flags := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(cpp_flags)
 #########################################################################
 # U-Boot objects....order is important (i.e. start must be first)
 
-head-y := $(CPUDIR)/start.o
-head-$(CONFIG_4xx) += arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/resetvec.o
-head-$(CONFIG_MPC85xx) += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/resetvec.o
-
 HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB = $(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/board/$(VENDOR)/common/Makefile),y,n)
 
 libs-y += lib/
 libs-$(HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB) += board/$(VENDOR)/common/
-libs-y += $(CPUDIR)/
 libs-$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED) += dts/
-libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/
 libs-y += fs/
 libs-y += net/
 libs-y += disk/
@@ -651,17 +646,6 @@ libs-$(CONFIG_HAS_POST) += post/
 libs-y += test/
 libs-y += test/dm/
 
-ifneq (,$(filter $(SOC), mx25 mx27 mx5 mx6 mx31 mx35 mxs vf610))
-libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/imx-common/
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter $(SOC), armada-xp kirkwood))
-libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/mvebu-common/
-endif
-
-libs-$(CONFIG_ARM) += arch/arm/cpu/
-libs-$(CONFIG_PPC) += arch/powerpc/cpu/
-
 libs-y += $(if $(BOARDDIR),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
 
 libs-y := $(sort $(libs-y))
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..de25cc99217857fbd6d0584897da8c1978ee1001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/arc/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/arc/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/arc/lib/
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ebb7dc34ac7d879a77de54a69654c7d18caf8549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/arm/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SPL_START_S_PATH),)
+head-y := $(CONFIG_SPL_START_S_PATH:"%"=%)/start.o
+endif
+endif
+
+libs-y += arch/arm/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/arm/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/arm/lib/
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
+ifneq (,$(CONFIG_MX23)$(CONFIG_MX35)$(filter $(SOC), mx25 mx27 mx5 mx6 mx31 mx35))
+libs-y += arch/arm/imx-common/
+endif
+else
+ifneq (,$(filter $(SOC), mx25 mx27 mx5 mx6 mx31 mx35 mxs vf610))
+libs-y += arch/arm/imx-common/
+endif
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter $(SOC), armada-xp kirkwood))
+libs-y += arch/arm/mvebu-common/
+endif
diff --git a/arch/avr32/Makefile b/arch/avr32/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e9b3184379a217cbe8066246d4256a7a9b6d68c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/avr32/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/avr32/cpu/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/avr32/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/avr32/lib/
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Makefile b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..787475e130952cbd14ad803f8e57b2d0a8e608c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/blackfin/cpu/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/blackfin/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/blackfin/lib/
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Makefile b/arch/m68k/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aa3d2fae63009d94b25b9e78565fedb3121f31b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/m68k/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/m68k/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/m68k/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/m68k/lib/
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae4adc29c488878e13ccfd4ec42db72a129deb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/microblaze/cpu/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/microblaze/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/microblaze/lib/
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1907b57229c1486d95e1b3338fb804df5917f7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/mips/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/mips/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/mips/lib/
diff --git a/arch/nds32/Makefile b/arch/nds32/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e1eccba173a8b3e336275b9e4f1cc8487ec8454c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/nds32/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/nds32/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/nds32/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/nds32/lib/
diff --git a/arch/nios2/Makefile b/arch/nios2/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18685a9250c352e173f5106b4f5d57f174bb44d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/nios2/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/nios2/cpu/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/nios2/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/nios2/lib/
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Makefile b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c4da3ce9d8da73c52020ade929885fca47d5521d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/openrisc/cpu/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/openrisc/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/openrisc/lib/
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8aa1d603fa01802633a433d68c7ad67cc14d5174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/powerpc/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+head-$(CONFIG_4xx) += arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/resetvec.o
+head-$(CONFIG_MPC85xx) += arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/resetvec.o
+
+libs-y += arch/powerpc/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/powerpc/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/powerpc/lib/
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/Makefile b/arch/sandbox/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..23fdcdb53cc503fd6867eaa37bed2c70abf13430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sandbox/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/sandbox/cpu/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/sandbox/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/sandbox/lib/
diff --git a/arch/sh/Makefile b/arch/sh/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ca55fac9203acab869216ab30e99db81b00c3aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/sh/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/sh/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/sh/lib/
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Makefile b/arch/sparc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2d4c9715a615aa57615d841403571f5bacf5eebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sparc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/sparc/cpu/$(CPU)/start.o
+
+libs-y += arch/sparc/cpu/$(CPU)/
+libs-y += arch/sparc/lib/
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..36a601822a204c476be6f129e2c810498763c765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+head-y := arch/x86/cpu/start.o
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
+head-y += arch/x86/cpu/start16.o
+head-y += arch/x86/cpu/resetvec.o
+endif
+
+libs-y += arch/x86/cpu/
+libs-y += arch/x86/lib/
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 190544688016c7f856826896098986526f3b53b4..ecf3037cb89b032712f6ba9c9bf673664ed4fa96 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ SPL_BIN := u-boot-spl
 endif
 
 include $(srctree)/config.mk
+include $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
 
 # Enable garbage collection of un-used sections for SPL
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
@@ -45,21 +46,6 @@ cpp_flags := $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS) $(UBOOTINCLUDE) \
 
 HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB = $(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/board/$(VENDOR)/common/Makefile),y,n)
 
-ifdef	CONFIG_SPL_START_S_PATH
-START_PATH := $(CONFIG_SPL_START_S_PATH:"%"=%)
-else
-START_PATH := $(CPUDIR)
-endif
-
-head-y := $(START_PATH)/start.o
-head-$(CONFIG_X86) += $(START_PATH)/start16.o $(START_PATH)/resetvec.o
-head-$(CONFIG_4xx) += $(START_PATH)/resetvec.o
-head-$(CONFIG_MPC85xx) += $(START_PATH)/resetvec.o
-
-libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/
-
-libs-y += $(CPUDIR)/
-
 libs-y += $(if $(BOARDDIR),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
 libs-$(HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB) += board/$(VENDOR)/common/
 
@@ -94,13 +80,6 @@ libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_USB_HOST_SUPPORT) += drivers/usb/host/
 libs-$(CONFIG_OMAP_USB_PHY) += drivers/usb/phy/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_SATA_SUPPORT) += drivers/block/
 
-ifneq (,$(CONFIG_MX23)$(CONFIG_MX35)$(filter $(SOC), mx25 mx27 mx5 mx6 mx31 mx35))
-libs-y += arch/$(ARCH)/imx-common/
-endif
-
-libs-$(CONFIG_ARM) += arch/arm/cpu/
-libs-$(CONFIG_PPC) += arch/powerpc/cpu/
-
 head-y		:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(head-y))
 libs-y		:= $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(libs-y))
 u-boot-spl-dirs	:= $(patsubst %/,%,$(filter %/, $(libs-y)))