diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile b/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
index 6671ae98c..0f0507eac 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ SPDK_LIBS += $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/nvme/libspdk_nvme.a \
 
 LIBS += $(SPDK_LIBS) -lpciaccess -lpthread $(DPDK_LIB) -lrt
 
-OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
-
 all : $(APP)
 
 $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)
diff --git a/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile b/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
index 274c14eed..d484a88bd 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ LIBS += -laio
 CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBAIO
 endif
 
-OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
-
 all : $(APP)
 
 $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)
diff --git a/lib/memory/Makefile b/lib/memory/Makefile
index 24fe9090e..db70bf6c4 100644
--- a/lib/memory/Makefile
+++ b/lib/memory/Makefile
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ CFLAGS += $(DPDK_INC)
 
 C_SRCS = vtophys.c
 
-C_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(C_SRCS))
-
-OBJS = $(C_OBJS)
-
 LIB = libspdk_memory.a
 
 all : $(LIB)
diff --git a/lib/nvme/Makefile b/lib/nvme/Makefile
index 6a659cadb..2eac06cf1 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/lib/nvme/Makefile
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ CFLAGS += $(DPDK_INC) -include $(CONFIG_NVME_IMPL)
 
 C_SRCS = nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c nvme_ctrlr.c nvme_ns_cmd.c nvme_ns.c nvme_qpair.c nvme.c
 
-C_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(C_SRCS))
-
-OBJS = $(C_OBJS)
-
 all : libspdk_nvme.a
 
 clean :
diff --git a/lib/util/Makefile b/lib/util/Makefile
index 6a5d8f648..afdacee3b 100644
--- a/lib/util/Makefile
+++ b/lib/util/Makefile
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ CFLAGS += $(DPDK_INC)
 
 C_SRCS = file.c string.c pci.c
 
-C_OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(C_SRCS))
-
-OBJS = $(C_OBJS)
-
 all : libspdk_util.a
 
 clean :
diff --git a/mk/nvme.unittest.mk b/mk/nvme.unittest.mk
index f4ba4f9c2..2f0b1bdac 100644
--- a/mk/nvme.unittest.mk
+++ b/mk/nvme.unittest.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 C_SRCS = $(TEST_FILE) $(OTHER_FILES)
 
-OBJS = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
-
 CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib -include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_impl.h
 
 LIBS += -lcunit -lpthread
diff --git a/mk/spdk.common.mk b/mk/spdk.common.mk
index 5ea863b29..03b0d62dc 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.common.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.common.mk
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ CFLAGS   += $(COMMON_CFLAGS) -Wno-pointer-sign -std=gnu99
 
 MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
 
+OBJS = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
+
 DEPFLAGS = -MMD -MP -MF $*.d.tmp
 
 # Compile first input $< (.c) into $@ (.o)
diff --git a/test/lib/memory/Makefile b/test/lib/memory/Makefile
index f49a417f9..9335dc67c 100644
--- a/test/lib/memory/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/memory/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ SPDK_LIBS += $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/memory/libspdk_memory.a
 
 LIBS += $(SPDK_LIBS) -lpthread $(DPDK_LIB) -lrt
 
-OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
-
 all: $(APP)
 
 $(APP): $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile b/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile
index b4f8d9a56..bed079d4f 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/aer/Makefile
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ SPDK_LIBS += $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/nvme/libspdk_nvme.a \
 
 LIBS += $(SPDK_LIBS) -lpciaccess -lpthread $(DPDK_LIB) -lrt
 
-OBJS  = $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)
-
 all : $(APP)
 
 $(APP) : $(OBJS) $(SPDK_LIBS)