diff --git a/scripts/basic/.gitignore b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
index 961c91c..07c195f 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /fixdep
+/randstruct.seed
diff --git a/scripts/basic/Makefile b/scripts/basic/Makefile
index eeb6a38..dd289a67 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/basic/Makefile
@@ -3,3 +3,14 @@
 # fixdep: used to generate dependency information during build process
 
 hostprogs-always-y	+= fixdep
+
+# randstruct: the seed is needed before building the gcc-plugin or
+# before running a Clang kernel build.
+gen-randstruct-seed	:= $(srctree)/scripts/gen-randstruct-seed.sh
+quiet_cmd_create_randstruct_seed = GENSEED $@
+cmd_create_randstruct_seed = \
+	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(gen-randstruct-seed) \
+		$@ $(objtree)/include/generated/randstruct_hash.h
+$(obj)/randstruct.seed: $(gen-randstruct-seed) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,create_randstruct_seed)
+always-$(CONFIG_RANDSTRUCT) += randstruct.seed
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
index 1952d3b..148f463 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-$(obj)/randomize_layout_plugin.so: $(objtree)/$(obj)/randomize_layout_seed.h
-quiet_cmd_create_randomize_layout_seed = GENSEED $@
+$(obj)/randomize_layout_plugin.so: $(obj)/randomize_layout_seed.h
+quiet_cmd_create_randomize_layout_seed = SEEDHDR $@
 cmd_create_randomize_layout_seed = \
-  $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/gen-random-seed.sh $@ $(objtree)/include/generated/randomize_layout_hash.h
-$(objtree)/$(obj)/randomize_layout_seed.h: FORCE
+	SEED=$$(cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) </dev/null); \
+	echo '/*' > $@; \
+	echo ' * This file is automatically generated. Keep it private.' >> $@; \
+	echo ' * Exposing this value will expose the layout of randomized structures.' >> $@; \
+	echo ' */' >> $@; \
+	echo "const char *randstruct_seed = \"$$SEED\";" >> $@
+$(obj)/randomize_layout_seed.h: $(objtree)/scripts/basic/randstruct.seed FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,create_randomize_layout_seed)
-targets += randomize_layout_seed.h randomize_layout_hash.h
+targets += randomize_layout_seed.h
 
 # Build rules for plugins
 #
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 68af5cc..0000000
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-
-if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
-	SEED=`od -A n -t x8 -N 32 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n'`
-	echo "const char *randstruct_seed = \"$SEED\";" > "$1"
-	HASH=`echo -n "$SEED" | sha256sum | cut -d" " -f1 | tr -d ' \n'`
-	echo "#define RANDSTRUCT_HASHED_SEED \"$HASH\"" > "$2"
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/gen-randstruct-seed.sh b/scripts/gen-randstruct-seed.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..61017b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gen-randstruct-seed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+SEED=$(od -A n -t x8 -N 32 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
+echo "$SEED" > "$1"
+HASH=$(echo -n "$SEED" | sha256sum | cut -d" " -f1)
+echo "#define RANDSTRUCT_HASHED_SEED \"$HASH\"" > "$2"