diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67d761e83a..3019b01d50 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ $(ASM_OBJ): %.o: %.S GIT-CFLAGS $(missing_dep_dirs)
 endif
 
 %.s: %.c GIT-CFLAGS FORCE
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -S $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $<
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -S $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $<
 
 ifdef USE_COMPUTED_HEADER_DEPENDENCIES
 # Take advantage of gcc's on-the-fly dependency generation