# vmlinux image - including updated kernel symbols
 vmlinux: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(kallsyms.o) FORCE
 ifdef CONFIG_HEADERS_CHECK
-       $(Q)$(MAKE) headers_check
+       $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile headers_check
 endif
        $(call if_changed_rule,vmlinux__)
        $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost $@
 
 PHONY += headers_install
 headers_install: include/linux/version.h scripts_basic FORCE
-       @if [ ! -r include/asm-$(ARCH)/Kbuild ]; then \
+       @if [ ! -r $(srctree)/include/asm-$(ARCH)/Kbuild ]; then \
          echo '*** Error: Headers not exportable for this architecture ($(ARCH))'; \
          exit 1 ; fi
        $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts scripts/unifdef