diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index a6a8431..dbd5229 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 subdirs-y += util/cbfstool util/sconfig util/nvramtool util/broadcom
 subdirs-y += $(wildcard src/arch/*)
 subdirs-y += src/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)
+subdirs-y += payloads/external
 
 subdirs-y += site-local
 
diff --git a/payloads/external/Makefile.inc b/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33ed47f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+################################################################################
+##
+## This file is part of the coreboot project.
+##
+## Copyright (C) 2009-2010 coresystems GmbH
+## Copyright (C) 2015 Google Inc.
+##
+## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+## the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+##
+## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+## GNU General Public License for more details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+## along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+## Foundation, Inc.
+##
+
+seabios:
+	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/SeaBIOS -f Makefile.inc \
+			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+			CC=$(word 1,$(CC_x86_32)) CFLAGS="$(patsubst $(word 1,$(CC_x86_32))%,,$(CC_x86_32))" \
+			LD=$(word 1,$(LD_x86_32)) LDFLAGS="$(patsubst $(word 1,$(LD_x86_32))%,,$(LD_x86_32))" \
+			OBJDUMP="$(OBJDUMP_x86_32)" \
+			OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY_x86_32)" STRIP="$(STRIP_x86_32)" \
+			AS="$(AS_x86_32)" IASL="$(IASL)" \
+			CONFIG_SEABIOS_MASTER=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_MASTER) \
+			CONFIG_SEABIOS_STABLE=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_STABLE) \
+			CONFIG_SEABIOS_THREAD_OPTIONROMS=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_THREAD_OPTIONROMS) \
+			CONFIG_SEABIOS_VGA_COREBOOT=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_VGA_COREBOOT) \
+			CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL=$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL) \
+			CONFIG_TTYS0_BASE=$(CONFIG_TTYS0_BASE) \
+			CONFIG_SEABIOS_MALLOC_UPPERMEMORY=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_MALLOC_UPPERMEMORY)
+
+filo:
+	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/FILO -f Makefile.inc \
+			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+			CC="$(CC_x86_32)" LD="$(LD_x86_32)" OBJDUMP="$(OBJDUMP_x86_32)" \
+			OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY_x86_32)" STRIP="$(STRIP_x86_32)" \
+			CONFIG_FILO_MASTER=$(CONFIG_FILO_MASTER) \
+			CONFIG_FILO_STABLE=$(CONFIG_FILO_STABLE)
+
+
+grub2:
+	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/GRUB2 -f Makefile.inc \
+			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+			CC="$(CC_x86_32)" LD="$(LD_x86_32)" OBJDUMP="$(OBJDUMP_x86_32)" \
+			OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY_x86_32)" STRIP="$(STRIP_x86_32)" \
+			CONFIG_GRUB2_MASTER=$(CONFIG_GRUB2_MASTER)
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
index 88fb8b4..08246044 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -335,36 +335,4 @@
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32 / CONFIG_ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_64
 
-################################################################################
 
-seabios:
-	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/SeaBIOS -f Makefile.inc \
-			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-			CC=$(word 1,$(CC_x86_32)) CFLAGS="$(patsubst $(word 1,$(CC_x86_32))%,,$(CC_x86_32))" \
-			LD=$(word 1,$(LD_x86_32)) LDFLAGS="$(patsubst $(word 1,$(LD_x86_32))%,,$(LD_x86_32))" \
-			OBJDUMP="$(OBJDUMP_x86_32)" \
-			OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY_x86_32)" STRIP="$(STRIP_x86_32)" \
-			AS="$(AS_x86_32)" IASL="$(IASL)" \
-			CONFIG_SEABIOS_MASTER=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_MASTER) \
-			CONFIG_SEABIOS_STABLE=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_STABLE) \
-			CONFIG_SEABIOS_THREAD_OPTIONROMS=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_THREAD_OPTIONROMS) \
-			CONFIG_SEABIOS_VGA_COREBOOT=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_VGA_COREBOOT) \
-			CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL=$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL) \
-			CONFIG_TTYS0_BASE=$(CONFIG_TTYS0_BASE) \
-			CONFIG_SEABIOS_MALLOC_UPPERMEMORY=$(CONFIG_SEABIOS_MALLOC_UPPERMEMORY)
-
-filo:
-	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/FILO -f Makefile.inc \
-			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-			CC="$(CC_x86_32)" LD="$(LD_x86_32)" OBJDUMP="$(OBJDUMP_x86_32)" \
-			OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY_x86_32)" STRIP="$(STRIP_x86_32)" \
-			CONFIG_FILO_MASTER=$(CONFIG_FILO_MASTER) \
-			CONFIG_FILO_STABLE=$(CONFIG_FILO_STABLE)
-
-
-grub2:
-	$(MAKE) -C payloads/external/GRUB2 -f Makefile.inc \
-			HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-			CC="$(CC_x86_32)" LD="$(LD_x86_32)" OBJDUMP="$(OBJDUMP_x86_32)" \
-			OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY_x86_32)" STRIP="$(STRIP_x86_32)" \
-			CONFIG_GRUB2_MASTER=$(CONFIG_GRUB2_MASTER)