diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 1bd1f147f92..1138c8b8fde 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ plugins: $(PLUGIN-$(MODULE))
 
 ifdef SPLIT_DWARF
 $(PLUGIN-$(MODULE)).dwp: $(PLUGIN-$(MODULE))
-	$(QUIET_DWP)$(DWP) -e $(PLUGIN-$(MODULE))
+	$(QUIET_DWP)$(DWP) -e $<
 
 plugins: $(PLUGIN-$(MODULE)).dwp
 endif