diff --git a/src/soc/intel/braswell/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/intel/braswell/Makefile.inc
index 207f17d579..9bf6cb2676 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/braswell/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/intel/braswell/Makefile.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOC_INTEL_BRASWELL),y)
 subdirs-y += bootblock
 subdirs-y += microcode
 subdirs-y += romstage
-subdirs-y += ../common
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/lapic
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/mtrr
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/smm
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/intel/skylake/Makefile.inc
index 9fa9503172..f004769208 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/Makefile.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOC_INTEL_SKYLAKE),y)
 subdirs-y += bootblock
 subdirs-y += microcode
 subdirs-y += romstage
-subdirs-y += ../common
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/intel/microcode
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/intel/turbo
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/lapic