diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 446acb6ba967..f0bce5081d53 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -642,10 +642,20 @@ ifdef building_out_of_srctree
 # At the same time when output Makefile generated, generate .gitignore to
 # ignore whole output directory
 
+ifdef KBUILD_EXTMOD
+print_env_for_makefile = \
+	echo "export KBUILD_OUTPUT = $(objtree)"; \
+	echo "export KBUILD_EXTMOD = $(realpath $(srcroot))" ; \
+	echo "export KBUILD_EXTMOD_OUTPUT = $(CURDIR)"
+else
+print_env_for_makefile = \
+	echo "export KBUILD_OUTPUT = $(CURDIR)"
+endif
+
 quiet_cmd_makefile = GEN     Makefile
       cmd_makefile = { \
 	echo "\# Automatically generated by $(abs_srctree)/Makefile: don't edit"; \
-	echo "export KBUILD_OUTPUT = $(CURDIR)"; \
+	$(print_env_for_makefile); \
 	echo "include $(abs_srctree)/Makefile"; \
 	} > Makefile