diff --git a/arch/arm/Kbuild b/arch/arm/Kbuild
index 07c5074c6ad..ff43af48b5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/arm/Kbuild
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@ subdir-ccflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/include/drivers
 subdir-ccflags-y +=-I$(srctree)/drivers
 subdir-asflags-y := ${subdir-ccflags-y}
 
+ifneq ($(SOC_FAMILY),)
+obj-y += soc/$(SOC_FAMILY)/
+else
 obj-y += soc/$(SOC_PATH)/
+endif
+
 obj-y += core/
diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/Kbuild b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/Kbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3eed19aafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/Kbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+obj-y += $(SOC_SERIES)/
diff --git a/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/Kbuild b/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/Kbuild
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3eed19aafd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/soc/st_stm32/Kbuild
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+obj-y += $(SOC_SERIES)/