diff --git a/scripts/gen_gki_modules_headers.sh b/scripts/gen_gki_modules_headers.sh
index e67c5c667fb0..722dfaff37b1 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_gki_modules_headers.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_gki_modules_headers.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if [ "$(basename "${TARGET}")" = "gki_module_unprotected.h" ]; then
 	generate_header "${TARGET}" "${GKI_VENDOR_SYMBOLS}" "unprotected"
 else
 	# Sorted list of exported symbols
-	GKI_EXPORTED_SYMBOLS="${OUT_DIR}/protected_exports"
+	GKI_EXPORTED_SYMBOLS="${objtree}/protected_exports"
 
 	# Make a temp copy to avoid changing source during pre-processing
 	cp -f "${SYMBOL_LIST}" "${GKI_EXPORTED_SYMBOLS}"