diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.host b/scripts/Makefile.host
index d35f55e0d141..e85be7721a48 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.host
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.host
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ $(call multi_depend, $(host-cxxmulti), , -objs -cxxobjs)
 # Create .o file from a single .cc (C++) file
 quiet_cmd_host-cxxobjs	= HOSTCXX $@
       cmd_host-cxxobjs	= $(HOSTCXX) $(hostcxx_flags) -c -o $@ $<
-$(host-cxxobjs): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.cc FORCE
+$(host-cxxobjs): $(obj)/%.o: $(obj)/%.cc FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,host-cxxobjs)
 
 # Create executable from a single Rust crate (which may consist of