diff --git a/board/cds/mpc8541cds/Makefile b/board/cds/mpc8541cds/Makefile
index 0d4abbd..3f3a517 100644
--- a/board/cds/mpc8541cds/Makefile
+++ b/board/cds/mpc8541cds/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2004 Freescale Semiconductor.
-# (C) Copyright 2001
+# (C) Copyright 2001-2006
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
 # See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
@@ -23,16 +23,23 @@
 #
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
+ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
+endif
 
-LIB	= lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
-OBJS	:= $(BOARD).o \
+COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o \
 	   ../common/cadmus.o \
 	   ../common/eeprom.o
 
 SOBJS	:= init.o
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
+OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
+SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
+
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 	$(AR) crv $@ $(OBJS)
 
 clean:
@@ -43,9 +50,9 @@
 
 #########################################################################
 
-.depend:	Makefile $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(OBJS:.o=.c)
-		$(CC) -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(OBJS:.o=.c) > $@
+# defines $(obj).depend target
+include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk
 
--include .depend
+sinclude $(obj).depend
 
 #########################################################################
diff --git a/board/cds/mpc8548cds/Makefile b/board/cds/mpc8548cds/Makefile
index 0d4abbd..3f3a517 100644
--- a/board/cds/mpc8548cds/Makefile
+++ b/board/cds/mpc8548cds/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2004 Freescale Semiconductor.
-# (C) Copyright 2001
+# (C) Copyright 2001-2006
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
 # See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
@@ -23,16 +23,23 @@
 #
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
+ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
+endif
 
-LIB	= lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
-OBJS	:= $(BOARD).o \
+COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o \
 	   ../common/cadmus.o \
 	   ../common/eeprom.o
 
 SOBJS	:= init.o
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
+OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
+SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
+
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 	$(AR) crv $@ $(OBJS)
 
 clean:
@@ -43,9 +50,9 @@
 
 #########################################################################
 
-.depend:	Makefile $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(OBJS:.o=.c)
-		$(CC) -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(OBJS:.o=.c) > $@
+# defines $(obj).depend target
+include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk
 
--include .depend
+sinclude $(obj).depend
 
 #########################################################################
diff --git a/board/cds/mpc8555cds/Makefile b/board/cds/mpc8555cds/Makefile
index 0d4abbd..3f3a517 100644
--- a/board/cds/mpc8555cds/Makefile
+++ b/board/cds/mpc8555cds/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2004 Freescale Semiconductor.
-# (C) Copyright 2001
+# (C) Copyright 2001-2006
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #
 # See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
@@ -23,16 +23,23 @@
 #
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
+ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
+endif
 
-LIB	= lib$(BOARD).a
+LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
-OBJS	:= $(BOARD).o \
+COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o \
 	   ../common/cadmus.o \
 	   ../common/eeprom.o
 
 SOBJS	:= init.o
 
-$(LIB):	$(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
+SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
+OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(COBJS))
+SOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS))
+
+$(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS) $(SOBJS)
 	$(AR) crv $@ $(OBJS)
 
 clean:
@@ -43,9 +50,9 @@
 
 #########################################################################
 
-.depend:	Makefile $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(OBJS:.o=.c)
-		$(CC) -M $(CPPFLAGS) $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(OBJS:.o=.c) > $@
+# defines $(obj).depend target
+include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk
 
--include .depend
+sinclude $(obj).depend
 
 #########################################################################