diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/.gitignore b/arch/powerpc/boot/.gitignore
index f92d0530ceb119..32034a0cc55410 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/.gitignore
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/.gitignore
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ fdt_sw.c
 fdt_wip.c
 libfdt.h
 libfdt_internal.h
+autoconf.h
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index 0fb96c26136f6a..5d5ab6ee48e097 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -197,9 +197,14 @@ $(obj)/empty.c:
 $(obj)/zImage.coff.lds $(obj)/zImage.ps3.lds : $(obj)/%: $(srctree)/$(src)/%.S
 	$(Q)cp $< $@
 
+$(obj)/serial.c: $(obj)/autoconf.h
+
+$(obj)/autoconf.h: $(obj)/%: $(objtree)/include/generated/%
+	$(Q)cp $< $@
+
 clean-files := $(zlib-) $(zlibheader-) $(zliblinuxheader-) \
 		$(zlib-decomp-) $(libfdt) $(libfdtheader) \
-		empty.c zImage.coff.lds zImage.ps3.lds zImage.lds
+		autoconf.h empty.c zImage.coff.lds zImage.ps3.lds zImage.lds
 
 quiet_cmd_bootcc = BOOTCC  $@
       cmd_bootcc = $(BOOTCC) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(BOOTCFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
index 48e3743faedfde..f045f8494bf91b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "stdio.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "ops.h"
+#include "autoconf.h"
 
 static int serial_open(void)
 {