--- linux-2.6.36-rc1/firmware/Makefile
+++ 2.6.36-rc1-make-3.82-fixes/firmware/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fw-shipped-$(CONFIG_YAM) += yam/1200.bin
 fw-shipped-all := $(fw-shipped-y) $(fw-shipped-m) $(fw-shipped-)
 
 # Directories which we _might_ need to create, so we have a rule for them.
-firmware-dirs := $(sort $(patsubst %,$(objtree)/$(obj)/%/,$(dir $(fw-external-y) $(fw-shipped-all))))
+firmware-dirs := $(sort $(addprefix $(objtree)/$(obj)/,$(dir $(fw-external-y) $(fw-shipped-all))))
 
 quiet_cmd_mkdir = MKDIR   $(patsubst $(objtree)/%,%,$@)
       cmd_mkdir = mkdir -p $@
--- linux-2.6.36-rc1/scripts/mkmakefile
+++ 2.6.36-rc1-make-3.82-fixes/scripts/mkmakefile
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ all:
 
 Makefile:;
 
-\$(all) %/: all
+\$(all): all
 	@:
 
+%/: all
+	@:
 EOF