diff --git a/build/make/Makefile b/build/make/Makefile
index b5d0d52..92113cc 100644
--- a/build/make/Makefile
+++ b/build/make/Makefile
@@ -103,60 +103,55 @@
 .PHONY: testdata
 testdata::
 
-xform_obj_prefix:=.objs/$(TOOLCHAIN)/
-xform_obj_path=$(if $(1),$(addprefix $(xform_obj_prefix),$(subst /,_,$(1))),$(xform_obj_prefix))
-xform_obj_path_o_d=$(call xform_obj_path,$(1)).o $(call xform_obj_path,$(1)).d
-define obj_rules_template
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.c.d: $(1)%.c
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $$@")
-	$(qexec)mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
-	$(qexec)$(CC) $$(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $$(CFLAGS) -M $$< | $(fmt_deps) > $$@
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.c.d: %.c
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $@")
+	$(qexec)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(qexec)$(CC) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -M $< | $(fmt_deps) > $@
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.c.o: $(1)%.c
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [CC] $$@")
-	$(qexec)$(CC) $$(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $$(CFLAGS) -c -o $$@ $$<
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.c.o: %.c
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [CC] $@")
+	$(qexec)$(CC) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.cc.d: $(1)%.cc
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $$@")
-	$(qexec)mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
-	$(qexec)$(CXX) $$(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $$(CXXFLAGS) -M $$< | $(fmt_deps) > $$@
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.cc.d: %.cc
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $@")
+	$(qexec)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(qexec)$(CXX) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -M $< | $(fmt_deps) > $@
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.cc.o: $(1)%.cc
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [CXX] $$@")
-	$(qexec)$(CXX) $$(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $$(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $$@ $$<
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.cc.o: %.cc
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [CXX] $@")
+	$(qexec)$(CXX) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.asm.d: $(1)%.asm
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $$@")
-	$(qexec)mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.asm.d: %.asm
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $@")
+	$(qexec)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(qexec)$(SRC_PATH_BARE)/build/make/gen_asm_deps.sh \
-            --build-pfx=$(BUILD_PFX) --depfile=$$@ $$(ASFLAGS) $$< > $$@
+            --build-pfx=$(BUILD_PFX) --depfile=$@ $(ASFLAGS) $< > $@
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.asm.o: $(1)%.asm
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [AS] $$@")
-	$(qexec)$(AS) $$(ASFLAGS) -o $$@ $$<
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.asm.o: %.asm
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [AS] $@")
+	$(qexec)$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.s.d: $(1)%.s
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $$@")
-	$(qexec)mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.s.d: %.s
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [DEP] $@")
+	$(qexec)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(qexec)$(SRC_PATH_BARE)/build/make/gen_asm_deps.sh \
-            --build-pfx=$(BUILD_PFX) --depfile=$$@ $$(ASFLAGS) $$< > $$@
+            --build-pfx=$(BUILD_PFX) --depfile=$@ $(ASFLAGS) $< > $@
 
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.s.o: $(1)%.s
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [AS] $$@")
-	$(qexec)$(AS) $$(ASFLAGS) -o $$@ $$<
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.s.o: %.s
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [AS] $@")
+	$(qexec)$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 .PRECIOUS: %.c.S
 %.c.S: CFLAGS += -DINLINE_ASM
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.c.S: $(1)%.c
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [GEN] $$@")
-	$(qexec)$(CC) -S $$(CFLAGS) -o $$@ $$<
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.c.S: %.c
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [GEN] $@")
+	$(qexec)$(CC) -S $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 .PRECIOUS: %.asm.s
-$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(1))%.asm.s: $(1)%.asm
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [ASM CONVERSION] $$@")
-	$(qexec)mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
-	$(qexec)$(ASM_CONVERSION) <$$< >$$@
-endef
+$(BUILD_PFX)%.asm.s: %.asm
+	$(if $(quiet),@echo "    [ASM CONVERSION] $@")
+	$(qexec)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(qexec)$(ASM_CONVERSION) <$< >$@
 
 # If we're in debug mode, pretend we don't have GNU strip, to fall back to
 # the copy implementation
@@ -198,7 +193,7 @@
 find_file1=$(word 1,$(wildcard $(subst //,/,$(addsuffix /$(1),$(2)))))
 find_file=$(foreach f,$(1),$(call find_file1,$(strip $(f)),$(strip $(2))) )
 obj_pats=.c=.c.o $(AS_SFX)=$(AS_SFX).o .cc=.cc.o
-objs=$(addprefix $(BUILD_PFX),$(call xform_obj_path,$(foreach p,$(obj_pats),$(filter %.o,$(1:$(p))) )))
+objs=$(addprefix $(BUILD_PFX),$(foreach p,$(obj_pats),$(filter %.o,$(1:$(p))) ))
 
 install_map_templates=$(eval $(call install_map_template,$(1),$(2)))
 
@@ -306,10 +301,6 @@
 #
 # Configuration dependent rules
 #
-SRC_DIRS:=$(patsubst %/,%,$(sort $(dir $(SRCS))))
-$(foreach d,$(SRC_DIRS), $(eval $(call obj_rules_template,$(d)/)))
-$(eval $(call obj_rules_template)) # for ./
-
 $(call pairmap,install_map_templates,$(INSTALL_MAPS))
 
 DOCS=$(call cond_enabled,CONFIG_INSTALL_DOCS,DOCS)
diff --git a/examples.mk b/examples.mk
index e799a2b..f1cc42b 100644
--- a/examples.mk
+++ b/examples.mk
@@ -288,6 +288,3 @@
 DOCS-yes += examples.doxy samples.dox $(ALL_EXAMPLES:.c=.dox)
 examples.doxy: samples.dox $(ALL_EXAMPLES:.c=.dox)
 	@echo "INPUT += $^" > $@
-
-## Update the global src list
-SRCS += $(ALL_SRCS)
diff --git a/libs.mk b/libs.mk
index 64a636d..58151a6 100644
--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@
 ifeq ($(filter icc gcc,$(TGT_CC)), $(TGT_CC))
 OFFSET_PATTERN:='^[a-zA-Z0-9_]* EQU'
 define asm_offsets_template
-$$(BUILD_PFX)$(1): $$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(2)).S
+$$(BUILD_PFX)$(1): $$(BUILD_PFX)$(2).S
 	@echo "    [CREATE] $$@"
 	$$(qexec)LC_ALL=C grep $$(OFFSET_PATTERN) $$< | tr -d '$$$$\#' $$(ADS2GAS) > $$@
-$$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(2)).S: $(2)
-CLEAN-OBJS += $$(BUILD_PFX)$(1) $(call xform_obj_path,$(2)).S
+$$(BUILD_PFX)$(2).S: $(2)
+CLEAN-OBJS += $$(BUILD_PFX)$(1) $(2).S
 endef
 else
   ifeq ($(filter rvct,$(TGT_CC)), $(TGT_CC))
 define asm_offsets_template
 $$(BUILD_PFX)$(1): obj_int_extract
-$$(BUILD_PFX)$(1): $$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(2)).o
+$$(BUILD_PFX)$(1): $$(BUILD_PFX)$(2).o
 	@echo "    [CREATE] $$@"
 	$$(qexec)./obj_int_extract rvds $$< $$(ADS2GAS) > $$@
-OBJS-yes += $$(BUILD_PFX)$(call xform_obj_path,$(2)).o
+OBJS-yes += $$(BUILD_PFX)$(2).o
 CLEAN-OBJS += $$(BUILD_PFX)$(1)
 $$(filter %$$(ASM).o,$$(OBJS-yes)): $$(BUILD_PFX)$(1)
 endef
@@ -389,9 +389,6 @@
 
 include $(SRC_PATH_BARE)/test/test.mk
 LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS=$(addprefix test/,$(call enabled,LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS))
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_VP8_DECODER),yes)
-LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS += md5_utils.h md5_utils.c
-endif
 LIBVPX_TEST_BINS=./test_libvpx
 LIBVPX_TEST_DATA=$(addprefix $(LIBVPX_TEST_DATA_PATH)/,\
                      $(call enabled,LIBVPX_TEST_DATA))
diff --git a/test/test.mk b/test/test.mk
index bc1eea7..4fb464e 100644
--- a/test/test.mk
+++ b/test/test.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS-$(CONFIG_VP8_ENCODER) += keyframe_test.cc
 LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS-$(CONFIG_VP8_ENCODER) += resize_test.cc
 
+LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS-$(CONFIG_VP8_DECODER) += ../md5_utils.h ../md5_utils.c
 LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS-$(CONFIG_VP8_DECODER) += decode_test_driver.cc
 LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS-$(CONFIG_VP8_DECODER) += decode_test_driver.h
 LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS-$(CONFIG_VP8_DECODER) += ivf_video_source.h
diff --git a/vp8/vp8cx.mk b/vp8/vp8cx.mk
index 6d09921..4ff3ef2 100644
--- a/vp8/vp8cx.mk
+++ b/vp8/vp8cx.mk
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TEMPORAL_DENOISING),yes)
 VP8_CX_SRCS-$(HAVE_SSE2) += encoder/x86/denoising_sse2.c
 ifeq ($(HAVE_SSE2),yes)
-$(call xform_obj_path_o_d,vp8/encoder/x86/denoising_sse2.c): CFLAGS += -msse2
+vp8/encoder/x86/denoising_sse2.c.o: CFLAGS += -msse2
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/vp9/vp9_common.mk b/vp9/vp9_common.mk
index 0868be7..7b241ad 100644
--- a/vp9/vp9_common.mk
+++ b/vp9/vp9_common.mk
@@ -114,15 +114,15 @@
 
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(HAVE_SSE4_1) += common/x86/vp9_filter_sse4.c
 ifeq ($(HAVE_SSE4_1),yes)
-$(call xform_obj_path_o_d,vp9/common/x86/vp9_filter_sse4.c): CFLAGS += -msse4
+vp9/common/x86/vp9_filter_sse4.c.o: CFLAGS += -msse4
 endif
 
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(HAVE_SSE2) += common/x86/vp9_filter_sse2.c
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(HAVE_SSE2) += common/x86/vp9_sadmxn_x86.c
 ifeq ($(HAVE_SSE2),yes)
-$(call xform_obj_path_o_d,vp9/common/x86/vp9_filter_sse2.c): CFLAGS += -msse2
-$(call xform_obj_path_o_d,vp9/common/x86/vp9_loopfilter_x86.c): CFLAGS += -msse2
-$(call xform_obj_path_o_d,vp9/common/x86/vp9_sadmxn_x86.c): CFLAGS += -msse2
+vp9/common/x86/vp9_filter_sse2.c.o: CFLAGS += -msse2
+vp9/common/x86/vp9_loopfilter_x86.c.o: CFLAGS += -msse2
+vp9/common/x86/vp9_sadmxn_x86.c.o: CFLAGS += -msse2
 endif
 
 VP9_COMMON_SRCS-$(ARCH_ARM)  += common/arm/vp9_arm_systemdependent.c