diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 727a7b691d..ed6396df8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Changes for U-Boot 1.1.5:
 ======================================================================
 
+* Fix sequoia separate object direcory building problems.
+
 * Cleanup compile warnings. Prepare for release 1.1.5
 
 * Fix compile problem in include/configs/ep82xxm.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9203494796..e6d044adc5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ $(SUBDIRS):
 		$(MAKE) -C $@ all
 
 $(NAND_SPL):	version
-		$(MAKE) -C nand_spl all
+		$(MAKE) -C nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR) all
 
 $(U_BOOT_NAND):	$(NAND_SPL) $(obj)u-boot.bin
-		cat nand_spl/u-boot-spl-16k.bin $(obj)u-boot.bin > $(obj)u-boot-nand.bin
+		cat $(obj)nand_spl/u-boot-spl-16k.bin $(obj)u-boot.bin > $(obj)u-boot-nand.bin
 
 version:
 		@echo -n "#define U_BOOT_VERSION \"U-Boot " > $(VERSION_FILE); \
@@ -1146,19 +1146,22 @@ PPChameleonEVB_HI_33_config:	unconfig
 	@$(MKCONFIG) -a $(call xtract_4xx,$@) ppc ppc4xx PPChameleonEVB dave
 
 rainier_config:	unconfig
-	@echo "#define CONFIG_RAINIER" > include/config.h
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)include
+	@echo "#define CONFIG_RAINIER" > $(obj)include/config.h
 	@echo "Configuring for rainier board as subset of sequoia..."
 	@$(MKCONFIG) -a sequoia ppc ppc4xx sequoia amcc
 
 rainier_nand_config:	unconfig
-	@echo "#define CONFIG_RAINIER" > include/config.h
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)include
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)nand_spl
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)board/amcc/sequoia
+	@echo "#define CONFIG_RAINIER" > $(obj)include/config.h
 	@echo "Configuring for rainier board as subset of sequoia..."
-	@ln -s board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile nand_spl/Makefile
-	@echo "#define CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT" >> include/config.h
+	@echo "#define CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT" >> $(obj)include/config.h
 	@echo "Compile NAND boot image for sequoia"
 	@$(MKCONFIG) -a sequoia ppc ppc4xx sequoia amcc
-	@echo "TEXT_BASE = 0x01000000" >board/amcc/sequoia/config.tmp
-	@echo "CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT = y" >> include/config.mk
+	@echo "TEXT_BASE = 0x01000000" > $(obj)board/amcc/sequoia/config.tmp
+	@echo "CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT = y" >> $(obj)include/config.mk
 
 sbc405_config:	unconfig
 	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) ppc ppc4xx sbc405
@@ -1167,12 +1170,14 @@ sequoia_config:	unconfig
 	@$(MKCONFIG) $(@:_config=) ppc ppc4xx sequoia amcc
 
 sequoia_nand_config:	unconfig
-	@ln -s board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile nand_spl/Makefile
-	@echo "#define CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT" >include/config.h
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)include
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)nand_spl
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)board/amcc/sequoia
+	@echo "#define CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT" > $(obj)include/config.h
 	@echo "Compile NAND boot image for sequoia"
 	@$(MKCONFIG) -a sequoia ppc ppc4xx sequoia amcc
-	@echo "TEXT_BASE = 0x01000000" >board/amcc/sequoia/config.tmp
-	@echo "CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT = y" >> include/config.mk
+	@echo "TEXT_BASE = 0x01000000" > $(obj)board/amcc/sequoia/config.tmp
+	@echo "CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT = y" >> $(obj)include/config.mk
 
 sycamore_config:	unconfig
 	@echo "Configuring for sycamore board as subset of walnut..."
@@ -2244,8 +2249,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(obj)board/trab/trab_fkt $(obj)board/voiceblue/eeprom
 	rm -f $(obj)board/integratorap/u-boot.lds $(obj)board/integratorcp/u-boot.lds
 	rm -f $(obj)include/bmp_logo.h
-	find nand_spl -lname "*" -print | xargs rm -f
-	rm -f nand_spl/u-boot-spl nand_spl/u-boot-spl.map
+	rm -f $(obj)nand_spl/u-boot-spl $(obj)nand_spl/u-boot-spl.map
 
 clobber:	clean
 	find $(OBJTREE) -type f \( -name .depend \
@@ -2258,6 +2262,7 @@ clobber:	clean
 	rm -f $(obj)tools/crc32.c $(obj)tools/environment.c $(obj)tools/env/crc32.c
 	rm -f $(obj)tools/inca-swap-bytes $(obj)cpu/mpc824x/bedbug_603e.c
 	rm -f $(obj)include/asm/proc $(obj)include/asm/arch $(obj)include/asm
+	[ ! -d $(OBJTREE)/nand_spl ] || find $(obj)nand_spl -lname "*" -print | xargs rm -f
 
 ifeq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
 mrproper \
diff --git a/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile b/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
index 9c1be0e437..06ef7f9331 100644
--- a/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
+++ b/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
-include $(TOPDIR)/include/config.mk
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
diff --git a/board/amcc/sequoia/config.mk b/board/amcc/sequoia/config.mk
index 7713a72be8..e62b8d30e4 100644
--- a/board/amcc/sequoia/config.mk
+++ b/board/amcc/sequoia/config.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # AMCC 440EPx Reference Platform (Sequoia) board
 #
 
-sinclude $(TOPDIR)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/config.tmp
+sinclude $(OBJTREE)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/config.tmp
 
 ifndef TEXT_BASE
 TEXT_BASE = 0xFFFA0000
diff --git a/nand_spl/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile b/nand_spl/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
index 897aa8b6b7..a71f583edd 100644
--- a/nand_spl/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
+++ b/nand_spl/board/amcc/sequoia/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
-include board/$(BOARDDIR)/config.mk
+include $(TOPDIR)/nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR)/config.mk
 
-LDSCRIPT= board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
+LDSCRIPT= $(TOPDIR)/nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR)/u-boot.lds
 LDFLAGS	= -Bstatic -T $(LDSCRIPT) -Ttext $(TEXT_BASE) $(PLATFORM_LDFLAGS)
 AFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
 CFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
@@ -32,49 +32,65 @@ CFLAGS	+= -DCONFIG_NAND_SPL
 SOBJS	= start.o init.o resetvec.o
 COBJS	= nand_boot.o ndfc.o sdram.o
 
-SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
+SRCS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c))
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
+__OBJS	:= $(SOBJS) $(COBJS)
+LNDIR	:= $(OBJTREE)/nand_spl/board/$(BOARDDIR)
 
-ALL	= u-boot-spl u-boot-spl.bin u-boot-spl-16k.bin
+nandobj	:= $(OBJTREE)/nand_spl/
+
+ALL	= $(nandobj)u-boot-spl $(nandobj)u-boot-spl.bin $(nandobj)u-boot-spl-16k.bin
 
 all:	$(obj).depend $(ALL)
 
-u-boot-spl-16k.bin: u-boot-spl
+$(nandobj)u-boot-spl-16k.bin: $(nandobj)u-boot-spl
 	$(OBJCOPY) ${OBJCFLAGS} --pad-to=$(PAD_TO) -O binary $< $@
 
-u-boot-spl.bin:	u-boot-spl
+$(nandobj)u-boot-spl.bin:	$(nandobj)u-boot-spl
 	$(OBJCOPY) ${OBJCFLAGS} -O binary $< $@
 
-u-boot-spl:	$(OBJS)
-	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $$UNDEF_SYM $(OBJS) \
-		-Map u-boot-spl.map -o u-boot-spl
+$(nandobj)u-boot-spl:	$(OBJS)
+	cd $(LNDIR) && $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $$UNDEF_SYM $(__OBJS) \
+		-Map $(nandobj)u-boot-spl.map \
+		-o $(nandobj)u-boot-spl
 
 # create symbolic links for common files
 
 # from cpu directory
-ndfc.c:
-	@rm -f ndfc.c
-	ln -s ../cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c ndfc.c
+$(obj)ndfc.c:
+	@rm -f $(obj)ndfc.c
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/cpu/ppc4xx/ndfc.c $(obj)ndfc.c
 
-resetvec.S:
-	@rm -f resetvec.S
-	ln -s ../cpu/ppc4xx/resetvec.S resetvec.S
+$(obj)resetvec.S:
+	@rm -f $(obj)resetvec.S
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/cpu/ppc4xx/resetvec.S $(obj)resetvec.S
 
-start.S:
-	@rm -f start.S
-	ln -s ../cpu/ppc4xx/start.S start.S
+$(obj)start.S:
+	@rm -f $(obj)start.S
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S $(obj)start.S
 
 # from board directory
-init.S:
-	@rm -f init.S
-	ln -s ../board/amcc/sequoia/init.S init.S
+$(obj)init.S:
+	@rm -f $(obj)init.S
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/board/amcc/sequoia/init.S $(obj)init.S
 
-sdram.c:
-	@rm -f sdram.c
-	ln -s ../board/amcc/sequoia/sdram.c sdram.c
+$(obj)sdram.c:
+	@rm -f $(obj)sdram.c
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/board/amcc/sequoia/sdram.c $(obj)sdram.c
+
+# from nand_spl directory
+$(obj)nand_boot.c:
+	@rm -f $(obj)nand_boot.c
+	ln -s $(SRCTREE)/nand_spl/nand_boot.c $(obj)nand_boot.c
 
 #########################################################################
 
+$(obj)%.o:	$(obj)%.S
+	$(CC) $(AFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+$(obj)%.o:	$(obj)%.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
 # defines $(obj).depend target
 include $(SRCTREE)/rules.mk