diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.build b/tools/build/Makefile.build
index cd72016c3cfa..ab0630ae6be8 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.build
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.build
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ objprefix    := $(subst ./,,$(OUTPUT)$(dir)/)
 obj-y        := $(addprefix $(objprefix),$(obj-y))
 subdir-obj-y := $(addprefix $(objprefix),$(subdir-obj-y))
 
+# Separate out test log files from real build objects.
+test-y       := $(filter %_log, $(obj-y))
+obj-y        := $(filter-out %_log, $(obj-y))
+
 # Final '$(obj)-in.o' object
 in-target := $(objprefix)$(obj)-in.o
 
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ $(subdir-y):
 
 $(sort $(subdir-obj-y)): $(subdir-y) ;
 
-$(in-target): $(obj-y) FORCE
+$(in-target): $(obj-y) $(test-y) FORCE
 	$(call rule_mkdir)
 	$(call if_changed,$(host)ld_multi)