diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
index 7f1fc18..be27dd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o
 
-START	= start.o start16.o resetvec.o
+START-y	= start.o
+RESET_OBJS-$(CONFIG_X86_NO_RESET_VECTOR) += resetvec.o start16.o
 COBJS	= interrupts.o cpu.o
 
 SRCS	:= $(START:.o=.S) $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
-START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
+START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START-y) $(RESET_OBJS-))
 
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)