diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index f97c9926ed31..1628198f3e83 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ else
 sig-key := $(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_KEY)
 endif
 quiet_cmd_sign = SIGN    $@
-      cmd_sign = scripts/sign-file $(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH) "$(sig-key)" certs/signing_key.x509 $@ \
+      cmd_sign = $(objtree)/scripts/sign-file $(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_HASH) "$(sig-key)" $(objtree)/certs/signing_key.x509 $@ \
                  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),|| true)
 
 ifeq ($(sign-only),)