diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb9ef67ddc8..38f2e2bb72a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ UBOOTINCLUDE    := \
 		-I$(srctree)/lib/mbedtls/port \
 		-I$(srctree)/lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls \
 		-I$(srctree)/lib/mbedtls/external/mbedtls/include) \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD), \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD), \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_HAS_THUMB2), \
 			$(if $(CONFIG_CPU_V7M), \
 				-I$(srctree)/arch/arm/thumb1/include), \
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ libs-y += disk/
 libs-y += drivers/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR) += drivers/ddr/fsl/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SYS_FSL_MMDC) += drivers/ddr/fsl/
-libs-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ALTERA_SDRAM) += drivers/ddr/altera/
+libs-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ALTERA_SDRAM) += drivers/ddr/altera/
 libs-y += drivers/usb/cdns3/
 libs-y += drivers/usb/dwc3/
 libs-y += drivers/usb/common/
diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index e0045e22271..6e725ba1081 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PLATFORM_ELFFLAGS += -B arm -O elf32-littlearm
 endif
 
 # Choose between ARM/Thumb instruction sets
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y)
 AFLAGS_IMPLICIT_IT	:= $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mimplicit-it=always)
 PF_CPPFLAGS_ARM		:= $(AFLAGS_IMPLICIT_IT) \
 			$(call cc-option, -mthumb -mthumb-interwork,\
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PF_CPPFLAGS_ARM := $(call cc-option,-marm,) \
 endif
 
 # Only test once
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y)
 archprepare: checkthumb checkgcc6
 
 checkthumb:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ LDFLAGS_u-boot += -pie
 #
 # http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12532
 #
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD),y)
 ifeq ($(GAS_BUG_12532),)
 export GAS_BUG_12532:=$(shell if [ $(call binutils-version) -lt 0222 ] ; \
 	then echo y; else echo n; fi)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
index 06456fe5a81..9929b5ab878 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ obj-y	+= cpu.o
 
 # some files can only build in ARM mode
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
 CFLAGS_cpu.o := -marm
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
index 750cb94dc6e..41d8af506d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sunxi/
 
 # some files can only build in ARM or THUMB2, not THUMB1
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
 ifndef CONFIG_HAS_THUMB2
 
 CFLAGS_cpu.o := -marm
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
index 6461f5f5bde..318a71f24b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_LOADER) += sctlr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARMV7_NONSEC) += exception_level.o
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),y)
 obj-y	+= lowlevel_init.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
index b4126c61df1..dd0191a12fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ obj-y	+= cpu.o
 ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)TIMER
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_ARCH_TIMER) += generic_timer.o
 endif
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_DCACHE_OFF
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_DCACHE_OFF
 obj-y	+= cache_v8.o
 obj-y	+= cache.o
 endif
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PARKING_PROTOCOL) += acpi_park_v8.o
 else
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += fel_utils.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ARMV8_SEC_FIRMWARE_SUPPORT) += sec_firmware.o sec_firmware_asm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ARMV8_SEC_FIRMWARE_SUPPORT) += sec_firmware.o sec_firmware_asm.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_RECOVER_DATA_SECTION) += spl_data.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
index 74cd5051552..ade42d0ca43 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ endif
 
 # some files can only build in ARM or THUMB2, not THUMB1
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
 asflags-$(CONFIG_HAS_THUMB2) += -DCONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL
 ifndef CONFIG_HAS_THUMB2
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/arm926ejs/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-at91/arm926ejs/Makefile
index 8f0bc5d997e..62c44b997e4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/arm926ejs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/arm926ejs/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ obj-y	+= lowlevel_init.o
 endif
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
 ifndef CONFIG_HAS_THUMB2
 
 CFLAGS_cache.o := -marm
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
index 011cca5d975..8bd85e889ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_RDC) += rdc-sema.o
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_BOOTAUX) += imx_bootaux.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SATA) += sata.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SATA) += sata.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_HAB)    += hab.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCOUNTER_TIMER) += syscounter.o
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/Makefile
index 6f3587f01d0..233dcc84393 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif
 
 obj-y	+= sys_info.o
 obj-y	+= ddr.o
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
 obj-y	+= emif4.o
 endif
 obj-y	+= board.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Makefile
index 3c381dedaf8..d0769b55efa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Makefile
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ obj-y	= cpu.o
 obj-y	+= dram.o
 obj-y	+= timer.o
 
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 obj-y	+= lowlevel_init.o
 endif
 
 # some files can only build in ARM or THUMB2, not THUMB1
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_THUMB_BUILD
 ifndef CONFIG_HAS_THUMB2
 
 CFLAGS_cpu.o := -marm
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/stm32mp1/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/stm32mp1/Makefile
index db160c24cbc..0df6dabaaab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/stm32mp1/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/stm32mp1/Makefile
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ else
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARMV7_PSCI) += psci.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)STM32MP15_PWR) += pwr_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)STM32MP15_PWR) += pwr_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP) += fdt.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Makefile
index ebac3473a1f..2f0341bc02a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA_GP_PADCTRL) += ap.o
 obj-y += board.o board2.o
 obj-y += cache.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA_CLKRST) += clock.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)TEGRA_CRYPTO) += crypto.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)TEGRA_CRYPTO) += crypto.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA_PMC) += powergate.o
 obj-y += xusb-padctl-dummy.o
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra20/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra20/Makefile
index 32c1866b099..a3ea759d764 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra20/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra20/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2010,2011 Nvidia Corporation.
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD) += cpu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMD_EBTUPDATE) += bct.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMD_EBTUPDATE) += bct.o
 
 # The AVP is ARMv4T architecture so we must use special compiler
 # flags for any startup files it might use.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra30/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra30/Makefile
index b36657a432f..d6351734ec0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra30/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra30/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2012, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD) += cpu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMD_EBTUPDATE) += bct.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMD_EBTUPDATE) += bct.o
 
 obj-y	+= clock.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynqmp/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-zynqmp/Makefile
index ff426044797..4bd4014dc15 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynqmp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynqmp/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ obj-y	+= aes.o clk.o cpu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MP)	+= mp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD) += spl.o handoff.o psu_spl_init.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_ZYNQMP_DRAM_ECC_INIT) += ecc_spl_init.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ZYNQMP_PSU_INIT_ENABLED)	+= psu_spl_init.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ZYNQMP_PSU_INIT_ENABLED)	+= psu_spl_init.o
 
 ifndef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_ZYNQMP) += zynqmp.o
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 4e6f347038d..6f80f4a7108 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 ARCH_FLAGS = -march=$(RISCV_MARCH) -mabi=$(ABI) \
 	     -mcmodel=$(CMODEL)
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FRAMEPOINTER),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FRAMEPOINTER),y)
 	ARCH_FLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/lib/Makefile b/arch/riscv/lib/Makefile
index 268116f3757..22b675ffe82 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/lib/Makefile
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTI) += bootm.o image.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_GO) += boot.o
 obj-y	+= cache.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SIFIVE_CACHE) += sifive_cache.o
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RISCV_MMODE),y)
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RISCV_ACLINT) += aclint_ipi.o
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RISCV_MMODE),y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RISCV_ACLINT) += aclint_ipi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ANDES_PLICSW) += andes_plicsw.o
 else
 obj-$(CONFIG_SBI) += sbi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SBI_IPI) += sbi_ipi.o
 endif
 obj-y	+= interrupts.o
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYSRESET),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYSRESET),)
 obj-y	+= reset.o
 endif
 obj-y   += setjmp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SMP) += smp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SMP) += smp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD)	+= spl.o
 obj-y   += fdt_fixup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL)CMD_BDI) += bdinfo.o
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/lib/Makefile b/arch/sandbox/lib/Makefile
index 5d7beb250cd..cefe26d8fc0 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sandbox/lib/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ obj-y				+= fdt_fixup.o interrupts.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= pci_io.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM)		+= bootm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ)		+= bootm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ACPIGEN)	+= acpi_table.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN)	+= acpi_table.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index fd409b9f720..7dc3171cebf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_APP),)
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64
 head-y := arch/x86/cpu/start64.o
 else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_16BIT_INIT),y)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
index 39c8b0835cc..cc55c8fa39c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2002
 # Daniel Engström, Omicron Ceti AB, daniel@omicron.se.
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64),y)
 extra-y	= start64.o
 else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_16BIT_INIT),y)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ifndef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 obj-y	+= cpu_x86.o
 endif
 
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64
 AFLAGS_REMOVE_call32.o := -mregparm=3 \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_EFI_STUB_64BIT),-march=i386 -m32)
 AFLAGS_call32.o := -fpic -fshort-wchar \
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_QFW) += qfw_cpu.o
 ifndef CONFIG_SYS_COREBOOT
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_32BIT_INIT) += irq.o
 endif
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SMP) += mp_init.o
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SMP) += mp_init.o
 endif
 obj-y += mtrr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci.o
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += sipi_vector.o
 endif
 obj-y += turbo.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_RESUME) += wakeup.o
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64),y)
 obj-y += x86_64/
 else
 obj-y += i386/
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile
index a28e6c77c9c..3f77f2ba2f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ obj-y += cpu.o
 obj-y += fast_spi.o
 obj-y += lpc.o
 obj-y += lpss.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)INTEL_GENERIC_WIFI) += generic_wifi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)INTEL_GENERIC_WIFI) += generic_wifi.o
 ifndef CONFIG_EFI_APP
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_32BIT_INIT) += microcode.o
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64
 obj-y += microcode.o
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile
index 471ad8d7ebc..6f6d10a405b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FSP
 obj-y += fsp_configs.o ivybridge.o
 else
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_32BIT_INIT) += cpu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_32BIT_INIT) += cpu.o
 obj-y += early_me.o
 obj-y += lpc.o
 obj-y += northbridge.o
 ifndef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 obj-y += sata.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_32BIT_INIT) += sdram.o
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_32BIT_INIT
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_32BIT_INIT) += sdram.o
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_32BIT_INIT
 obj-y += sdram_nop.o
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Makefile
index 1439916ac2d..2134b0d8654 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/qemu/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2015, Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
 
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64
 obj-y += car.o
 endif
 obj-y += dram.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
index a908356e8a6..afb6abb57d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ifndef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM) += bootm.o
 endif
 obj-y	+= cmd_boot.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)COREBOOT_SYSINFO)	+= coreboot/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)COREBOOT_SYSINFO)	+= coreboot/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SEABIOS) += coreboot_table.o
 obj-y	+= early_cmos.o
 obj-y	+= e820.o
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X86_64),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X86_64),)
 extra-y += $(EFI_CRT0) $(EFI_RELOC)
 endif
 
diff --git a/board/bosch/guardian/Makefile b/board/bosch/guardian/Makefile
index 8e38881ec2c..87c34c73041 100644
--- a/board/bosch/guardian/Makefile
+++ b/board/bosch/guardian/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018 Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH
 #
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
 obj-y	:= mux.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/common/Makefile b/board/freescale/common/Makefile
index 468a06725c1..b04e19e9428 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/common/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_NGPIXIS)	+= ngpixis.o
 endif
 obj-$(I2C_COMMON)		+= i2c_common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_USE_PCA9547_MUX)		+= i2c_mux.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)VID)	+= vid.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)VID)	+= vid.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_QIXIS)	+= qixis.o
 ifndef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_ID_EEPROM)	+= sys_eeprom.o
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_MPC8548CDS)	+= cds_pci_ft.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_P3041DS)		+= ics307_clk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_P4080DS)		+= ics307_clk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_P5040DS)		+= ics307_clk.o
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)POWER_LEGACY),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)POWER_LEGACY),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_PFUZE100)	+= pfuze.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_PMIC_PFUZE100)	+= pfuze.o
diff --git a/board/st/common/Makefile b/board/st/common/Makefile
index fda48d2ff99..122b13c3aa8 100644
--- a/board/st/common/Makefile
+++ b/board/st/common/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_STPMIC1) += stpmic1.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_STM32MP),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_SET_DFU_ALT_INFO) += stm32mp_dfu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_VIRT) += stm32mp_dfu_virt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_VIRT) += stm32mp_dfu_virt.o
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_TYPEC_STUSB160X) += stusb160x.o
diff --git a/board/tcl/sl50/Makefile b/board/tcl/sl50/Makefile
index 1502990174b..399e8cb0da6 100644
--- a/board/tcl/sl50/Makefile
+++ b/board/tcl/sl50/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2015 Toby Churchill Ltd - http://www.toby-churchill.com/
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
 obj-y	:= mux.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/board/ti/am335x/Makefile b/board/ti/am335x/Makefile
index 6ef87c22eaa..7df62fadb7f 100644
--- a/board/ti/am335x/Makefile
+++ b/board/ti/am335x/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com/
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
 obj-y	:= mux.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/board/ti/am43xx/Makefile b/board/ti/am43xx/Makefile
index 5b7b5b371a4..800157deaf3 100644
--- a/board/ti/am43xx/Makefile
+++ b/board/ti/am43xx/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2013 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com/
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
 obj-y	:= mux.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/board/vscom/baltos/Makefile b/board/vscom/baltos/Makefile
index 6ef87c22eaa..7df62fadb7f 100644
--- a/board/vscom/baltos/Makefile
+++ b/board/vscom/baltos/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com/
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT),)
 obj-y	:= mux.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/board/xilinx/zynqmp/Makefile b/board/xilinx/zynqmp/Makefile
index 6476f20eb83..5b2b6e1f33c 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/zynqmp/Makefile
+++ b/board/xilinx/zynqmp/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $(warning Put custom psu_init_gpl.c/h to board/xilinx/zynqmp/custom_hw_platform/
 endif
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ZYNQMP_PSU_INIT_ENABLED) += $(init-objs)
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ZYNQMP_PSU_INIT_ENABLED) += $(init-objs)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ZYNQMP_SPL_PM_CFG_OBJ_FILE),"")
diff --git a/boot/Makefile b/boot/Makefile
index 34bac26c4e2..71dafaefa76 100644
--- a/boot/Makefile
+++ b/boot/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)UPL_WRITE) += upl_write.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)OF_LIBFDT) += image-fdt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FIT_SIGNATURE) += fdt_region.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FIT) += image-fit.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MULTI_DTB_FIT) += boot_fit.o common_fit.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MULTI_DTB_FIT) += boot_fit.o common_fit.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)IMAGE_PRE_LOAD) += image-pre-load.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)IMAGE_SIGN_INFO) += image-sig.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FIT_SIGNATURE) += image-fit-sig.o
diff --git a/cmd/Makefile b/cmd/Makefile
index c1275d466c8..8f0cee8d714 100644
--- a/cmd/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/Makefile
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_K3) += ti/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP2PLUS) += ti/
 endif # !CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMD_TLV_EEPROM) += tlv_eeprom.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMD_TLV_EEPROM) += tlv_eeprom.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BCM_EXT_UTILS) += broadcom/
 
diff --git a/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst b/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
index fa3cd6aec82..bc18b2ebb7b 100644
--- a/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/codingstyle.rst
@@ -154,6 +154,73 @@ See `here
 <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/doc-guide/kernel-doc.html#function-documentation>`_
 for style.
 
+Conditional Compilation
+-----------------------
+
+Wherever possible, don't use preprocessor conditionals (#if, #ifdef) in .c
+files; doing so makes code harder to read and logic harder to follow.  Instead,
+use such conditionals in a header file defining functions for use in those .c
+files, providing no-op stub versions in the #else case, and then call those
+functions unconditionally from .c files.  The compiler will avoid generating
+any code for the stub calls, producing identical results, but the logic will
+remain easy to follow.
+
+Prefer to compile out entire functions, rather than portions of functions or
+portions of expressions.  Rather than putting an ifdef in an expression, factor
+out part or all of the expression into a separate helper function and apply the
+conditional to that function.
+
+If you have a function or variable which may potentially go unused in a
+particular configuration, and the compiler would warn about its definition
+going unused, mark the definition as __maybe_unused rather than wrapping it in
+a preprocessor conditional.  (However, if a function or variable *always* goes
+unused, delete it.)
+
+Within code, where possible, use the IS_ENABLED macro to convert a Kconfig
+symbol into a C boolean expression, and use it in a normal C conditional:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SOMETHING)) {
+		...
+	}
+
+The compiler will constant-fold the conditional away, and include or exclude
+the block of code just as with an #ifdef, so this will not add any runtime
+overhead.  However, this approach still allows the C compiler to see the code
+inside the block, and check it for correctness (syntax, types, symbol
+references, etc).  Thus, you still have to use an #ifdef if the code inside the
+block references symbols that will not exist if the condition is not met.
+
+When working with xPL (see :doc:`spl` for more information) we need to take
+further care to use the right macro. In the case where a symbol may be
+referenced with an xPL-specific Kconfig symbol, use the CONFIG_IS_ENABLED macro
+instead, in a similar manner:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	if (CONIG_IS_ENABLED(SOMETHING)) {
+		...
+	}
+
+When dealing with a Kconfig symbol that has both a normal name and one or more
+xPL-prefixed names, the Makefile needs special consideration as well. The
+PHASE\_ macro helps us in this situation thusly:
+
+.. code-block:: make
+
+        obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SOMETHING) += something.o
+
+At the end of any non-trivial #if or #ifdef block (more than a few lines),
+place a comment after the #endif on the same line, noting the conditional
+expression used.  For instance:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	#ifdef CONFIG_SOMETHING
+	...
+	#endif /* CONFIG_SOMETHING */
+
 Driver model
 ------------
 
diff --git a/doc/develop/tests_writing.rst b/doc/develop/tests_writing.rst
index 7ea17081def..f6f852c297d 100644
--- a/doc/develop/tests_writing.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/tests_writing.rst
@@ -309,15 +309,15 @@ an #ifdef since the suite will automatically be compiled out in that case.
 Finally, add the test to the build by adding to the Makefile in the same
 directory::
 
-  obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += wibble.o
+  obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += wibble.o
 
 Note that CMDLINE is never enabled in SPL, so this test will only be present in
 U-Boot proper. See below for how to do SPL tests.
 
 You can add an extra Kconfig check if needed::
 
-  ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)WIBBLE),)
-  obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += wibble.o
+  ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)WIBBLE),)
+  obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += wibble.o
   endif
 
 Each suite can have an optional init and uninit function. These are run before
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 0e1f58c515b..3c0ad17138f 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SERIAL) += serial/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SPI) += spi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)TIMER) += timer/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)VIRTIO) += virtio/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_MAILBOX) += mailbox/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)REMOTEPROC) += remoteproc/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYSINFO) += sysinfo/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_MAILBOX) += mailbox/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REMOTEPROC) += remoteproc/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYSINFO) += sysinfo/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SM) += sm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)TPM) += tpm/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)NVME) += nvme/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)NVME) += nvme/
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FPGA) += fpga/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)VIDEO) += video/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FPGA) += fpga/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)VIDEO) += video/
 
 obj-y += bus/
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_CRYPTO) += crypto/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_MPC8XXX_INIT_DDR) += ddr/fsl/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARMADA_38X) += ddr/marvell/a38x/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARMADA_XP) += ddr/marvell/axp/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ALTERA_SDRAM) += ddr/altera/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ALTERA_SDRAM) += ddr/altera/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_IMX8M) += ddr/imx/imx8m/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX8ULP_DRAM) += ddr/imx/imx8ulp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_IMX9) += ddr/imx/imx9/
diff --git a/drivers/ata/Makefile b/drivers/ata/Makefile
index 69fa9b707e0..20e33f2f27a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/ata/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DWC_AHCI) += dwc_ahci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AHCI) += ahci-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)AHCI_PCI) += ahci-pci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)AHCI_PCI) += ahci-pci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI) += ahci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DWC_AHSATA) += dwc_ahsata.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_SATA) += fsl_sata.o
diff --git a/drivers/block/Makefile b/drivers/block/Makefile
index ee290620545..f5a9d8637a3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/block/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)BLK) += blk-uclass.o
 
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)BLK
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)BLK
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_LEGACY_BLOCK) += blk_legacy.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/bus/Makefile b/drivers/bus/Makefile
index 7daf8247247..2d242bc2886 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bus/Makefile
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TI_PWMSS)	+= ti-pwmss.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UNIPHIER_SYSTEM_BUS) += uniphier-system-bus.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)TI_SYSC)	+= ti-sysc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)TI_SYSC)	+= ti-sysc.o
diff --git a/drivers/core/Makefile b/drivers/core/Makefile
index 657e589c286..a549890c22b 100644
--- a/drivers/core/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/core/Makefile
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ obj-y	+= device.o fdtaddr.o lists.o root.o uclass.o util.o tag.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN) += acpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DEVRES) += devres.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_DEVICE_REMOVE)	+= device-remove.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SIMPLE_BUS)	+= simple-bus.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SIMPLE_BUS)	+= simple-bus.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SIMPLE_PM_BUS)	+= simple-pm-bus.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM)	+= dump.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REGMAP)	+= regmap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYSCON)	+= syscon-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)OF_LIVE) += of_access.o of_addr.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)OF_LIVE) += of_access.o of_addr.o
 ifndef CONFIG_DM_DEV_READ_INLINE
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_CONTROL) += read.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)OF_PLATDATA) += read.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)OF_PLATDATA) += read.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF_CONTROL) += of_extra.o ofnode.o read_extra.o ofnode_graph.o
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_DM_DEBUG) += -DDEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/ddr/altera/Makefile b/drivers/ddr/altera/Makefile
index b19f3601813..c627f16711e 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/altera/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/ddr/altera/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2010, Thomas Chou <thomas@wytron.com.tw>
 # Copyright (C) 2014-2025 Altera Corporation <www.altera.com>
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)ALTERA_SDRAM
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ALTERA_SDRAM
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5) += sdram_gen5.o sequencer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_ARRIA10) += sdram_arria10.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_STRATIX10) += sdram_soc64.o sdram_s10.o
diff --git a/drivers/dfu/Makefile b/drivers/dfu/Makefile
index 6e1ab1c2ea5..eb4ae5e2074 100644
--- a/drivers/dfu/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/dfu/Makefile
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012 Samsung Electronics
 # Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski@samsung.com>
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU) += dfu.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_MMC) += dfu_mmc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_MTD) += dfu_mtd.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_NAND) += dfu_nand.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_RAM) += dfu_ram.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_SF) += dfu_sf.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_WRITE_ALT) += dfu_alt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_VIRT) += dfu_virt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DFU_SCSI) += dfu_scsi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU) += dfu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_MMC) += dfu_mmc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_MTD) += dfu_mtd.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_NAND) += dfu_nand.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_RAM) += dfu_ram.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_SF) += dfu_sf.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_WRITE_ALT) += dfu_alt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_VIRT) += dfu_virt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DFU_SCSI) += dfu_scsi.o
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/Makefile b/drivers/firmware/Makefile
index 8b979f69ed9..9e7b118b074 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/firmware/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_FIRMWARE)		+= firmware-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ARM_PSCI_FW)	+= psci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ARM_PSCI_FW)	+= psci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TI_SCI_PROTOCOL)	+= ti_sci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX)		+= firmware-sandbox.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZYNQMP_FIRMWARE)	+= firmware-zynqmp.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index d426d3a2d7b..d64c14db5cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DM_74X164)		+= 74x164_gpio.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_GPIO) += gpio-uclass.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PCA953X)	+= pca953x_gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PCA953X)	+= pca953x_gpio.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ADI_GPIO)		+= gpio-adi-adsp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ASPEED_GPIO)	+= gpio-aspeed.o
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VYBRID_GPIO)	+= vybrid_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HIKEY_GPIO)	+= hi6220_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HSDK_CREG_GPIO)	+= hsdk-creg-gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_RGPIO2P)	+= imx_rgpio2p.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PALMAS_GPIO)	+= palmas_gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PALMAS_GPIO)	+= palmas_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PIC32_GPIO)	+= pic32_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_GPIO)	+= octeon_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MVEBU_GPIO)	+= mvebu_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MSM_GPIO)		+= msm_gpio.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PCF8575_GPIO)	+= pcf8575_gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PCF8575_GPIO)	+= pcf8575_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)QCOM_PMIC_GPIO)	+= qcom_pmic_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MT7620_GPIO)	+= mt7620_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MT7621_GPIO)	+= mt7621_gpio.o
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NX_GPIO)		+= nx_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SIFIVE_GPIO)	+= sifive-gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NOMADIK_GPIO)	+= nmk_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAX7320_GPIO)	+= max7320_gpio.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MAX77663_GPIO)	+= max77663_gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MAX77663_GPIO)	+= max77663_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SL28CPLD_GPIO)	+= sl28cpld-gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ADP5588_GPIO)	+= adp5588_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZYNQMP_GPIO_MODEPIN)	+= zynqmp_gpio_modepin.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SLG7XL45106_I2C_GPO)	+= gpio_slg7xl45106.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FTGPIO010)		+= ftgpio010.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ADP5585_GPIO)	+= adp5585_gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ADP5585_GPIO)	+= adp5585_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RZG2L_GPIO)	+= rzg2l-gpio.o
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/Makefile
index 2713289f7db..42326db85f6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Makefile
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 #
 # (C) Copyright 2000-2007
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_I2C) += i2c-uclass.o
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)ACPIGEN
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_I2C) += acpi_i2c.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_I2C) += i2c-uclass.o
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_I2C) += acpi_i2c.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_I2C_GPIO) += i2c-gpio.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)I2C_CROS_EC_TUNNEL) += cros_ec_tunnel.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)I2C_CROS_EC_LDO) += cros_ec_ldo.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_I2C_GPIO) += i2c-gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)I2C_CROS_EC_TUNNEL) += cros_ec_tunnel.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)I2C_CROS_EC_LDO) += cros_ec_ldo.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_I2C_LEGACY) += i2c_core.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_I2C_LEGACY) += i2c_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_ADI) += adi_i2c.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_ASPEED) += ast_i2c.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_AST2600) += ast2600_i2c.o
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_VERSATILE) += i2c-versatile.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_XILINX_XIIC) += xilinx_xiic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA186_BPMP_I2C) += tegra186_bpmp_i2c.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)I2C_MUX) += muxes/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)I2C_MUX) += muxes/
diff --git a/drivers/led/Makefile b/drivers/led/Makefile
index aa64a38b4e1..996753b88ae 100644
--- a/drivers/led/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/led/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LED_BCM6358) += led_bcm6358.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_BCM6753) += led_bcm6753.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_BCM6858) += led_bcm6858.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_PWM) += led_pwm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)LED_GPIO) += led_gpio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)LED_GPIO) += led_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_CORTINA) += led_cortina.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_LP5562) += led_lp5562.o
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/Makefile b/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
index 574add60005..e8c745f7d79 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2016, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_MAILBOX) += mailbox-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_MAILBOX) += mailbox-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APPLE_MBOX) += apple-mbox.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_MU_MBOX) += imx-mailbox.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX_MBOX) += sandbox-mbox.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 0b81ba2604f..248068d5b43 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += p2sb_sandbox.o p2sb_emul.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += swap_case.o
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_I2C
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_I2C
 ifndef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += i2c_eeprom_emul.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_HUB_USB251XB) += usb251xb.o
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_DEVICE_DISABLE) += fsl_devdis.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_IFC) += fsl_ifc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_IIM) += fsl_iim.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FSL_SEC_MON) += fsl_sec_mon.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FS_LOADER) += fs_loader.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FS_LOADER) += fs_loader.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GATEWORKS_SC) += gsc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GDSYS_IOEP) += gdsys_ioep.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GDSYS_RXAUI_CTRL) += gdsys_rxaui_ctrl.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GDSYS_SOC) += gdsys_soc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IRQ) += irq-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += irq_sandbox.o irq_sandbox_test.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)I2C_EEPROM) += i2c_eeprom.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)I2C_EEPROM) += i2c_eeprom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IHS_FPGA) += ihs_fpga.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX8) += imx8/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX_ELE) += imx_ele/
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_LED_STATUS) += status_led.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LED_STATUS_GPIO) += gpio_led.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MPC83XX_SERDES) += mpc83xx_serdes.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)LS2_SFP) += ls2_sfp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MXC_OCOTP) += mxc_ocotp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MXC_OCOTP) += mxc_ocotp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXS_OCOTP) += mxs_ocotp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NPCM_OTP) += npcm_otp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NPCM_HOST) += npcm_host_intf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NUVOTON_NCT6102D) += nuvoton_nct6102d.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_P2SB) += p2sb-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCA9551_LED) += pca9551_led.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PWRSEQ) += pwrseq-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PWRSEQ) += pwrseq-uclass.o
 ifdef CONFIG_QFW
 obj-y += qfw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_QFW_ACPI) += qfw_acpi.o
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Makefile b/drivers/mmc/Makefile
index 94ed28ead71..360706f53d2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Makefile
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 
 obj-y += mmc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_MMC) += mmc-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_MMC) += mmc-uclass.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_MMC
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)BOOTSTD) += mmc_bootdev.o
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MMC_WRITE) += mmc_write.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MMC_PWRSEQ) += mmc-pwrseq.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MMC_PWRSEQ) += mmc-pwrseq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA_HELPERS) += sdhci-adma.o
 
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)BLK
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)BLK
 obj-y += mmc_legacy.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/mux/Makefile b/drivers/mux/Makefile
index 63770e12bd1..b61f713c301 100644
--- a/drivers/mux/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mux/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # Jean-Jacques Hiblot <jjhiblot@ti.com>
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_MULTIPLEXER) += mux-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MUX_MMIO) += mmio.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MUX_MMIO) += mmio.o
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/Makefile b/drivers/nvme/Makefile
index 8c32cfbfc0f..5f8ed79077d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/nvme/Makefile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 obj-y += nvme-uclass.o nvme.o nvme_show.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NVME_APPLE) += nvme_apple.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)NVME_PCI) += nvme_pci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)NVME_PCI) += nvme_pci.o
diff --git a/drivers/phy/Makefile b/drivers/phy/Makefile
index ce4ea28b299..b4d01fc700d 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/phy/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ obj-y += marvell/
 obj-y += rockchip/
 obj-y += socionext/
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PHY) += phy-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)NOP_PHY) += nop-phy.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PHY) += phy-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)NOP_PHY) += nop-phy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MIPI_DPHY_HELPERS) += phy-core-mipi-dphy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AB8500_USB_PHY) += phy-ab8500-usb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APPLE_ATCPHY) += phy-apple-atc.o
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BCM6358_USBH_PHY) += bcm6358-usbh-phy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM6368_USBH_PHY) += bcm6368-usbh-phy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM_SR_PCIE_PHY) += phy-bcm-sr-pcie.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PHY_SANDBOX) += sandbox-phy.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PIPE3_PHY) += ti-pipe3-phy.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PIPE3_PHY) += ti-pipe3-phy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AM654_PHY) += phy-ti-am654.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STI_USB_PHY) += sti_usb_phy.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PHY_RCAR_GEN2) += phy-rcar-gen2.o
diff --git a/drivers/phy/cadence/Makefile b/drivers/phy/cadence/Makefile
index e0da41cd7eb..2b1e51768da 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/cadence/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/phy/cadence/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PHY_CADENCE_SIERRA)	+= phy-cadence-sierra.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PHY_CADENCE_TORRENT) += phy-cadence-torrent.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PHY_CADENCE_SIERRA)	+= phy-cadence-sierra.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PHY_CADENCE_TORRENT) += phy-cadence-torrent.o
diff --git a/drivers/phy/ti/Makefile b/drivers/phy/ti/Makefile
index 699901fd15e..169036a08d7 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/ti/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/phy/ti/Makefile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PHY_J721E_WIZ)	+= phy-j721e-wiz.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PHY_J721E_WIZ)	+= phy-j721e-wiz.o
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile b/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile
index 6deb6aaf6eb..a8eba656843 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
 obj-y					+= pinctrl-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PINCTRL_GENERIC)	+= pinctrl-generic.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PINCTRL_GENERIC)	+= pinctrl-generic.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_ADI)		+= pinctrl-adi-adsp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_APPLE)		+= pinctrl-apple.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_AT91)		+= pinctrl-at91.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_AT91PIO4)		+= pinctrl-at91-pio4.o
 obj-y					+= nxp/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PINCTRL_ROCKCHIP)	+= rockchip/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PINCTRL_ROCKCHIP)	+= rockchip/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ASPEED) += aspeed/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_ATH79) += ath79/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_INTEL) += intel/
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_QCOM) += qcom/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_RENESAS) += renesas/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_SANDBOX)	+= pinctrl-sandbox.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_SUNXI)	+= sunxi/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PINCTRL_TEGRA)	+= tegra/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PINCTRL_TEGRA)	+= tegra/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_UNIPHIER)	+= uniphier/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_PIC32)	+= pinctrl_pic32.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_EXYNOS)	+= exynos/
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_QE)	+= pinctrl-qe-io.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_SINGLE)	+= pinctrl-single.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_STI)	+= pinctrl-sti.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_STM32)	+= pinctrl_stm32.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PINCTRL_STMFX)	+= pinctrl-stmfx.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PINCTRL_STMFX)	+= pinctrl-stmfx.o
 obj-y				+= broadcom/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_ZYNQMP)	+= pinctrl-zynqmp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PINCTRL_STARFIVE)	+= starfive/
diff --git a/drivers/power/domain/Makefile b/drivers/power/domain/Makefile
index 356ec07163f..4d20c97d26c 100644
--- a/drivers/power/domain/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/power/domain/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2016, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)POWER_DOMAIN) += power-domain-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)POWER_DOMAIN) += power-domain-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_APPLE_PMGR_POWER_DOMAIN) += apple-pmgr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BCM6328_POWER_DOMAIN) += bcm6328-power-domain.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMX8_POWER_DOMAIN) += imx8-power-domain-legacy.o imx8-power-domain.o
diff --git a/drivers/power/pmic/Makefile b/drivers/power/pmic/Makefile
index bc138f563ff..4232cb4f5f9 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pmic/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/power/pmic/Makefile
@@ -4,33 +4,33 @@
 # Lukasz Majewski <l.majewski@samsung.com>
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC) += pmic-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_FAN53555) += fan53555.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_DA9063) += da9063.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_MAX77663) += max77663.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_FAN53555) += fan53555.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_DA9063) += da9063.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_MAX77663) += max77663.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_PMIC_MAX77686) += max77686.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_PMIC_MAX8998) += max8998.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_PMIC_MC34708) += mc34708.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_BD71837) += bd71837.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_MP5416) += mp5416.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_PFUZE100) += pfuze100.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_PCA9450) += pca9450.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_BD71837) += bd71837.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_MP5416) += mp5416.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_PFUZE100) += pfuze100.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_PCA9450) += pca9450.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_S2MPS11) += s2mps11.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_PMIC_SANDBOX) += sandbox.o i2c_pmic_emul.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_AB8500) += ab8500.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_ACT8846) += act8846.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_AS3722) += as3722.o as3722_gpio.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PMIC_AXP) += axp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PMIC_AXP) += axp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_MAX8997) += max8997.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_QCOM) += pmic_qcom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PMIC_RK8XX) += rk8xx.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PMIC_RN5T567) += rn5t567.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PMIC_RN5T567) += rn5t567.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_TPS65090) += tps65090.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_S5M8767) += s5m8767.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_PMIC_TPS65910) += pmic_tps65910_dm.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_TPS80031) += tps80031.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PMIC_PALMAS) += palmas.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PMIC_LP873X) += lp873x.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PMIC_LP87565) += lp87565.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_TPS80031) += tps80031.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PMIC_PALMAS) += palmas.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PMIC_LP873X) += lp873x.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PMIC_LP87565) += lp87565.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_STPMIC1) += stpmic1.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_TPS65217) += pmic_tps65217.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_TPS65219) += tps65219.o
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_TPS65941) += tps65941.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PMIC_RAA215300) += raa215300.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_TPS65218) += pmic_tps65218.o
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)POWER_LEGACY),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)POWER_LEGACY),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_LTC3676) += pmic_ltc3676.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_PCA9450) += pmic_pca9450.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_PFUZE100) += pmic_pfuze100.o
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_HI6553) += pmic_hi6553.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_MC34VR500) += pmic_mc34vr500.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)POWER_TPS62362) += pmic_tps62362.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)POWER_TPS62362) += pmic_tps62362.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_POWER_TPS65910) += pmic_tps65910.o
diff --git a/drivers/power/regulator/Makefile b/drivers/power/regulator/Makefile
index 054a93e129a..cb6d5b29986 100644
--- a/drivers/power/regulator/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/power/regulator/Makefile
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@
 # Przemyslaw Marczak <p.marczak@samsung.com>
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR) += regulator-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR) += regulator-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR_ACT8846) += act8846.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR_AS3722)	+= as3722_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)REGULATOR_AXP) += axp_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)REGULATOR_AXP_USB_POWER) += axp_usb_power.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_DA9063) += da9063.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_MAX77663) += max77663_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REGULATOR_AXP) += axp_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REGULATOR_AXP_USB_POWER) += axp_usb_power.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_DA9063) += da9063.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_MAX77663) += max77663_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_MAX77686) += max77686.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_NPCM8XX) += npcm8xx_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_PMIC_PFUZE100) += pfuze100.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_BD71837) += bd71837.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_PCA9450) += pca9450.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)REGULATOR_PWM) += pwm_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_FAN53555) += fan53555.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_COMMON) += regulator_common.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_FIXED) += fixed.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_GPIO) += gpio-regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_PMIC_PFUZE100) += pfuze100.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_BD71837) += bd71837.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_PCA9450) += pca9450.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REGULATOR_PWM) += pwm_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_FAN53555) += fan53555.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_COMMON) += regulator_common.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_FIXED) += fixed.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_GPIO) += gpio-regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_QCOM_RPMH) += qcom-rpmh-regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_QCOM_USB_VBUS) += qcom_usb_vbus_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REGULATOR_RK8XX) += rk8xx.o
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_S2MPS11) += s2mps11_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR_S5M8767) += s5m8767.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_SANDBOX) += sandbox.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR_TPS65090) += tps65090_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_PALMAS) += palmas_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_PBIAS) += pbias_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_LP873X) += lp873x_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_LP87565) += lp87565_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_STM32_VREFBUF) += stm32-vrefbuf.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_PALMAS) += palmas_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_PBIAS) += pbias_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_LP873X) += lp873x_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_LP87565) += lp87565_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_STM32_VREFBUF) += stm32-vrefbuf.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_TPS65910) += tps65910_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_TPS65911) += tps65911_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_TPS65911) += tps65911_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_TPS62360) += tps62360_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_TPS6287X) += tps6287x_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_TPS80031) += tps80031_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_STPMIC1) += stpmic1.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_TPS6287X) += tps6287x_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_TPS80031) += tps80031_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_STPMIC1) += stpmic1.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_TPS65941) += tps65941_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_SCMI) += scmi_regulator.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_REGULATOR_ANATOP) += anatop_regulator.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_REGULATOR_ANATOP) += anatop_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_TPS65219) += tps65219_regulator.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR_RZG2L_USBPHY) += rzg2l-usbphy-regulator.o
diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile b/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile
index bd94ea771be..47bd57c7890 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com/
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)REMOTEPROC) += rproc-uclass.o rproc-elf-loader.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)REMOTEPROC) += rproc-uclass.o rproc-elf-loader.o
 
 # Remote proc drivers - Please keep this list alphabetically sorted.
 obj-$(CONFIG_K3_SYSTEM_CONTROLLER) += k3_system_controller.o
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Makefile b/drivers/serial/Makefile
index 2ef8ba20cf5..c32e3fcd439 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/serial/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_PL01X_SERIAL) += serial_pl01x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PL011_SERIAL) += serial_pl01x.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SYS_NS16550_SERIAL) += serial_ns16550.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SYS_NS16550_SERIAL) += serial_ns16550.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALTERA_UART) += altera_uart.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALTERA_JTAG_UART) += altera_jtag_uart.o
diff --git a/drivers/timer/Makefile b/drivers/timer/Makefile
index 7a847e8388b..21db0d317fe 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/timer/Makefile
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 obj-y += timer-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ADI_SC5XX_TIMER) += adi_sc5xx_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ALTERA_TIMER)	+= altera_timer.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ANDES_PLMT_TIMER) += andes_plmt_timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ANDES_PLMT_TIMER) += andes_plmt_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARC_TIMER)	+= arc_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_TWD_TIMER)	+= arm_twd_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AST_TIMER)	+= ast_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AST_IBEX_TIMER)	+= ast_ibex_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATCPIT100_TIMER) += atcpit100_timer.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ATMEL_PIT_TIMER) += atmel_pit_timer.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ATMEL_TCB_TIMER) += atmel_tcb_timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ATMEL_PIT_TIMER) += atmel_pit_timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ATMEL_TCB_TIMER) += atmel_tcb_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CADENCE_TTC_TIMER)	+= cadence-ttc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DESIGNWARE_APB_TIMER)	+= dw-apb-timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FTTMR010_TIMER)	+= fttmr010_timer.o
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_TIMER) += riscv_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_TIMER) += rockchip_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX_TIMER)	+= sandbox_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SP804_TIMER)	+= sp804_timer.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RISCV_ACLINT) += riscv_aclint_timer.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RISCV_ACLINT) += riscv_aclint_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_GLOBAL_TIMER)	+= arm_global_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STM32_TIMER)	+= stm32_timer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEGRA_TIMER)	+= tegra-timer.o
diff --git a/drivers/usb/cdns3/Makefile b/drivers/usb/cdns3/Makefile
index 1f00f23f704..dea5316599b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/cdns3/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/cdns3/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ cdns3-y					:= core.o drd.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_CDNS3)			+= cdns3.o
 
-cdns3-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)USB_CDNS3_GADGET)	+= gadget.o ep0.o
+cdns3-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)USB_CDNS3_GADGET)	+= gadget.o ep0.o
 
-cdns3-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)USB_CDNS3_HOST)	+= host.o
+cdns3-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)USB_CDNS3_HOST)	+= host.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_CDNS3_STARFIVE)	+= cdns3-starfive.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_CDNS3_TI)		+= cdns3-ti.o
diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/Makefile b/drivers/usb/common/Makefile
index 11cc4657a0f..4c597c166c6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/common/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/common/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2016 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_USB) += common.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_USB) += common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_ISP1760) += usb_urb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_MUSB_HOST) += usb_urb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_MUSB_GADGET) += usb_urb.o
diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/Makefile b/drivers/usb/dwc3/Makefile
index 985206eafe4..a619cd374fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/Makefile
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ dwc3-y					:= core.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_GADGET)		+= gadget.o ep0.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)USB_DWC3_AM62)	+= dwc3-am62.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)USB_DWC3_AM62)	+= dwc3-am62.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_OMAP)		+= dwc3-omap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_MESON_G12A)	+= dwc3-meson-g12a.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_MESON_GXL)	+= dwc3-meson-gxl.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)USB_DWC3_GENERIC)		+= dwc3-generic.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)USB_DWC3_GENERIC)		+= dwc3-generic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_UNIPHIER)		+= dwc3-uniphier.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_LAYERSCAPE)	+= dwc3-layerscape.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_PHY_OMAP)		+= ti_usb_phy.o
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/Makefile b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/Makefile
index 4b6a8fdfeee..56b9b123fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #
 # USB peripheral controller drivers
 
-ifndef CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_USB_GADGET
+ifndef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_USB_GADGET
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_DWC3_GADGET)	+= udc-core.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_USB_GADGET)	+= udc-core.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_USB_GADGET)	+= udc-core.o
 obj-y += udc-uclass.o
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
index 902d68d0378..ef4ce62a680 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2000-2007
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 
-ifdef CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_USB
+ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_USB
 obj-y += usb-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += usb-sandbox.o
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/video/Makefile b/drivers/video/Makefile
index 8ebd596e115..bbd5db46553 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ obj-${CONFIG_EXYNOS_FB} += exynos/
 obj-${CONFIG_VIDEO_ROCKCHIP} += rockchip/
 obj-${CONFIG_VIDEO_STM32} += stm32/
 obj-${CONFIG_VIDEO_TEGRA124} += tegra124/
-obj-${CONFIG_$(XPL_)VIDEO_TIDSS} += tidss/
+obj-${CONFIG_$(PHASE_)VIDEO_TIDSS} += tidss/
 obj-y += ti/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_HLCD) += atmel_hlcdfb.o
diff --git a/drivers/video/tidss/Makefile b/drivers/video/tidss/Makefile
index f0cbe1d4ed1..3381a5fec57 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tidss/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/tidss/Makefile
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 # Author: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com>
 
 
-obj-${CONFIG_$(XPL_)VIDEO_TIDSS} = tidss_drv.o
+obj-${CONFIG_$(PHASE_)VIDEO_TIDSS} = tidss_drv.o
diff --git a/fs/fat/Makefile b/fs/fat/Makefile
index 7414b3602aa..3e739044537 100644
--- a/fs/fat/Makefile
+++ b/fs/fat/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FS_FAT) = fat.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FAT_WRITE) = fat_write.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FS_FAT) = fat.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FAT_WRITE) = fat_write.o
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/Makefile b/fs/squashfs/Makefile
index 0772e1a497d..c71c9d43d7a 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/squashfs/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FS_SQUASHFS) = sqfs.o \
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FS_SQUASHFS) = sqfs.o \
 				sqfs_inode.o \
 				sqfs_dir.o \
 				sqfs_decompressor.o
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 41de2671cc6..24876bc2622 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ obj-y += crypto/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPI) += acpi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ECDSA) += ecdsa/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RSA) += rsa/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RSA) += rsa/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HASH) += hash-checksum.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLAKE2) += blake2/blake2b.o
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA256_LEGACY) += sha256.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA512_LEGACY) += sha512.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPT_PW) += crypt/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASN1_DECODER_LEGACY) += asn1_decoder.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASN1_DECODER_LEGACY) += asn1_decoder.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ZLIB) += zlib/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ZSTD) += zstd/
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)LZO) += lzo/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)LZMA) += lzma/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)LZ4) += lz4_wrapper.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)LIB_RATIONAL) += rational.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)LIB_RATIONAL) += rational.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIBAVB) += libavb/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)OF_LIBFDT) += libfdt/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)OF_REAL) += fdtdec_common.o fdtdec.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MBEDTLS_LIB) += mbedtls/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MBEDTLS_LIB) += mbedtls/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_LWIP) += lwip/
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ else
 obj-y += vsprintf.o strto.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SSCANF) += sscanf.o
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)OID_REGISTRY) += oid_registry.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)OID_REGISTRY) += oid_registry.o
 
 obj-y += abuf.o
 obj-y += alist.o
diff --git a/lib/acpi/Makefile b/lib/acpi/Makefile
index dcca0c67268..64f06deaf11 100644
--- a/lib/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/lib/acpi/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ obj-y += acpi.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_$(PHASE_)GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpigen.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_device.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_dp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_table.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN) += acpigen.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_device.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_dp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_table.o
 obj-y += acpi_writer.o
 
 # With QEMU the ACPI tables come from there, not from U-Boot
diff --git a/lib/aes/Makefile b/lib/aes/Makefile
index ad6228a7dad..41ebdd06044 100644
--- a/lib/aes/Makefile
+++ b/lib/aes/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2019, Softathome
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)FIT_CIPHER) += aes-decrypt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)FIT_CIPHER) += aes-decrypt.o
diff --git a/lib/crypto/Makefile b/lib/crypto/Makefile
index b729824df3c..ac2b9a7d72f 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/lib/crypto/Makefile
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 # Makefile for asymmetric cryptographic keys
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE) += asymmetric_keys.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASYMMETRIC_KEY_TYPE) += asymmetric_keys.o
 
 asymmetric_keys-y := asymmetric_type.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_SUBTYPE) += public_key_helper.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_LEGACY) += public_key.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_SUBTYPE) += public_key_helper.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_LEGACY) += public_key.o
 
 #
 # RSA public key parser
 #
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PARSER_LEGACY) += rsa_public_key.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PARSER_LEGACY) += rsa_public_key.o
 rsa_public_key-y := \
 	rsapubkey.asn1.o \
 	rsa_helper.o
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ endif
 #
 # X.509 Certificate handling
 #
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER) += x509_key_parser.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER) += x509_key_parser.o
 x509_key_parser-y := x509_helper.o
-x509_key_parser-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER_LEGACY) += \
+x509_key_parser-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER_LEGACY) += \
 	x509.asn1.o \
 	x509_akid.asn1.o \
 	x509_cert_parser.o \
@@ -49,21 +49,21 @@ $(obj)/x509_akid.asn1.o: $(obj)/x509_akid.asn1.c $(obj)/x509_akid.asn1.h
 #
 # PKCS#7 message handling
 #
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER) += pkcs7_message.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER) += pkcs7_message.o
 pkcs7_message-y := pkcs7_helper.o
-pkcs7_message-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER_LEGACY) += \
+pkcs7_message-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER_LEGACY) += \
 	pkcs7.asn1.o \
 	pkcs7_parser.o
 
 $(obj)/pkcs7_parser.o: $(obj)/pkcs7.asn1.h
 $(obj)/pkcs7.asn1.o: $(obj)/pkcs7.asn1.c $(obj)/pkcs7.asn1.h
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PKCS7_VERIFY) += pkcs7_verify.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PKCS7_VERIFY) += pkcs7_verify.o
 
 #
 # Signed PE binary-wrapped key handling
 #
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MSCODE_PARSER_LEGACY) += mscode.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MSCODE_PARSER_LEGACY) += mscode.o
 
 mscode-y := \
 	mscode_parser.o \
diff --git a/lib/ecdsa/Makefile b/lib/ecdsa/Makefile
index 32b6183f6ff..9db9f7b17b9 100644
--- a/lib/ecdsa/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ecdsa/Makefile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ECDSA_VERIFY) += ecdsa-verify.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ECDSA_VERIFY) += ecdsa-verify.o
diff --git a/lib/lwip/Makefile b/lib/lwip/Makefile
index fe2b64c9acc..e9e8caee93a 100644
--- a/lib/lwip/Makefile
+++ b/lib/lwip/Makefile
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ obj-y += \
 	lwip/src/core/udp.o \
 	lwip/src/netif/ethernet.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MBEDTLS_LIB_TLS) += lwip/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls.o \
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MBEDTLS_LIB_TLS) += lwip/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls.o \
 	lwip/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls_mem.o
diff --git a/lib/mbedtls/Makefile b/lib/mbedtls/Makefile
index 4bbe7ceec45..c5b445bd85c 100644
--- a/lib/mbedtls/Makefile
+++ b/lib/mbedtls/Makefile
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR = external/mbedtls/library
 
 # shim layer for hash
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MD5_MBEDTLS) += md5.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SHA1_MBEDTLS) += sha1.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SHA256_MBEDTLS) += sha256.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SHA512_MBEDTLS) += sha512.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MD5_MBEDTLS) += md5.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA1_MBEDTLS) += sha1.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA256_MBEDTLS) += sha256.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA512_MBEDTLS) += sha512.o
 
 # x509 libraries
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_MBEDTLS) += \
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_MBEDTLS) += \
 	public_key.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
 	x509_cert_parser.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += pkcs7_parser.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MSCODE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += mscode_parser.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += rsa_helper.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += pkcs7_parser.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MSCODE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += mscode_parser.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += rsa_helper.o
 
 # MbedTLS crypto library
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MBEDTLS_LIB) += mbedtls_lib_crypto.o
@@ -27,35 +27,35 @@ mbedtls_lib_crypto-y := \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/constant_time.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/md.o
 
-mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MD5_MBEDTLS) += $(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/md5.o
-mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SHA1_MBEDTLS) += $(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/sha1.o
-mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SHA256_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MD5_MBEDTLS) += $(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/md5.o
+mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA1_MBEDTLS) += $(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/sha1.o
+mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA256_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/sha256.o
-mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)SHA512_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)SHA512_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/sha512.o
-mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)HKDF_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_crypto-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)HKDF_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/hkdf.o
 
 # MbedTLS X509 library
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)MBEDTLS_LIB_X509) += mbedtls_lib_x509.o
 mbedtls_lib_x509-y := $(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/x509.o
-mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASN1_DECODER_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASN1_DECODER_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/asn1parse.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/asn1write.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/oid.o
-mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/bignum.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/bignum_core.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/rsa.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/rsa_alt_helpers.o
-mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)ASYMMETRIC_PUBLIC_KEY_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/pk.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/pk_wrap.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/pkparse.o
-mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)X509_CERTIFICATE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/x509_crl.o \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/x509_crt.o
-mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
+mbedtls_lib_x509-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)PKCS7_MESSAGE_PARSER_MBEDTLS) += \
 	$(MBEDTLS_LIB_DIR)/pkcs7.o
 
 #mbedTLS TLS support
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 7c917b318c0..41edbacabc9 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_DNS)  += dns.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_DSA)   += dsa-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_LINK_LOCAL) += link_local.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPV6)     += ndisc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_ETH) += net.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_ETH) += net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IPV6)     += net6.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)  += nfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_PING) += ping.o
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ CFLAGS_eth_common.o += -Wno-format-extra-args
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(filter y,$(CONFIG_NET) $(CONFIG_NET_LWIP)),y)
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_ETH) += eth-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_ETH) += eth-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)BOOTDEV_ETH) += eth_bootdev.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MDIO)  += mdio-uclass.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DM_MDIO_MUX) += mdio-mux-uclass.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)DM_ETH) += eth_common.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_ETH) += eth_common.o
 obj-y += net-common.o
 endif
 
diff --git a/net/lwip/Makefile b/net/lwip/Makefile
index 950c5316bb9..5df222589b8 100644
--- a/net/lwip/Makefile
+++ b/net/lwip/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ccflags-y += -I$(srctree)/lib/lwip/lwip/src/include -I$(srctree)/lib/lwip/u-boot
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)DM_ETH) += net-lwip.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)DM_ETH) += net-lwip.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_DHCP) += dhcp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_DNS) += dns.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_PING) += ping.o
diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index edc91b24e45..054dd157485 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -324,18 +324,16 @@ endif
 # do not delete intermediate files automatically
 .SECONDARY:
 
-ifdef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
-XPL_ := SPL_
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
+PHASE_ := SPL_
+else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
 PHASE_ := VPL_
 else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 PHASE_ := TPL_
 else
-PHASE_ := SPL_
-endif
-endif
-else
-XPL_ :=
 PHASE_ :=
 endif
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.xpl b/scripts/Makefile.xpl
index abc49fbe6c9..43f27874f9f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.xpl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.xpl
@@ -58,21 +58,19 @@ endif
 
 export SPL_NAME
 
-ifdef CONFIG_XPL_BUILD
-XPL_ := SPL_
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
+PHASE_ := SPL_
+else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_VPL_BUILD),y)
 PHASE_ := VPL_
 else
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)
 PHASE_ := TPL_
 else
-PHASE_ := SPL_
-endif
-endif
-else
-XPL_ :=
 PHASE_ :=
 endif
+endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(obj)$(CONFIG_SUPPORT_SPL),spl)
 $(error You cannot build SPL without enabling CONFIG_SUPPORT_SPL)
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 99d4797d968..f7ab9a36b2a 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 
 obj-y += test-main.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += cmd/
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += cmd_ut.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += cmd/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += cmd_ut.o
 obj-y += dm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUZZ) += fuzz/
 ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX_VPL
 obj-$(CONFIG_UNIT_TEST) += lib/
 endif
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER),)
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += hush/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += hush/
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_UT_OPTEE) += optee/
 obj-y += ut.o
diff --git a/test/boot/Makefile b/test/boot/Makefile
index 63487e8d29e..00223b44fe0 100644
--- a/test/boot/Makefile
+++ b/test/boot/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CEDIT) += cedit.o
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += bootm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += bootm.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_MEASURED_BOOT) += measurement.o
 
diff --git a/test/cmd/Makefile b/test/cmd/Makefile
index d8a5e77402d..8596c5ad753 100644
--- a/test/cmd/Makefile
+++ b/test/cmd/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Google, Inc
 # Copyright 2022-2023 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += command.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += command.o
 ifdef CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_RECORD) += test_echo.o
 endif
diff --git a/test/common/Makefile b/test/common/Makefile
index 1ad6c24b7e2..baefc7b3622 100644
--- a/test/common/Makefile
+++ b/test/common/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUTOBOOT) += test_autoboot.o
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(XPL_)BLOBLIST),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)BLOBLIST),)
 ifdef CONFIG_BLOBLIST_FIXED
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += bloblist.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += bloblist.o
 endif
 endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CYCLIC) += cyclic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EVENT_DYNAMIC) += event.o
 obj-y += cread.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += print.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += print.o
diff --git a/test/fuzz/Makefile b/test/fuzz/Makefile
index 8a135b65e4b..0a8f3d12239 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/Makefile
+++ b/test/fuzz/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Written by Andrew Scull <ascull@google.com>
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += cmd_fuzz.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)CMDLINE) += cmd_fuzz.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_SANDBOX) += virtio.o
diff --git a/test/lib/Makefile b/test/lib/Makefile
index aa89923f786..97ab71ba5d1 100644
--- a/test/lib/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2018
 # Mario Six, Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)UT_COMPRESSION) += compression.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)UT_COMPRESSION) += compression.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD),)
 obj-y += abuf.o
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GETOPT) += getopt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRC8) += test_crc8.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UT_LIB_CRYPT) += test_crypt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UT_TIME) += time.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)UT_UNICODE) += unicode.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(PHASE_)UT_UNICODE) += unicode.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIB_UUID) += uuid.o
 else
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += kconfig_spl.o
diff --git a/tools/qconfig.py b/tools/qconfig.py
index c96a305a48f..5b85f9d22c3 100755
--- a/tools/qconfig.py
+++ b/tools/qconfig.py
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ def prefix_config(cfg):
     return oper + cfg
 
 
-RE_MK_CONFIGS = re.compile(r'CONFIG_(\$\(XPL_\)|\$\(PHASE_\))?([A-Za-z0-9_]*)')
+RE_MK_CONFIGS = re.compile(r'CONFIG_(\$\(PHASE_\))?([A-Za-z0-9_]*)')
 RE_IFDEF = re.compile(r'(ifdef|ifndef)')
 RE_C_CONFIGS = re.compile(r'CONFIG_([A-Za-z0-9_]*)')
 RE_CONFIG_IS = re.compile(r'CONFIG_IS_ENABLED\(([A-Za-z0-9_]*)\)')
@@ -1220,8 +1220,6 @@ def scan_makefiles(fnames):
 
     >>> RE_MK_CONFIGS.search('CONFIG_FRED').groups()
     (None, 'FRED')
-    >>> RE_MK_CONFIGS.search('CONFIG_$(XPL_)MARY').groups()
-    ('$(XPL_)', 'MARY')
     >>> RE_MK_CONFIGS.search('CONFIG_$(PHASE_)MARY').groups()
     ('$(PHASE_)', 'MARY')
     """
@@ -1321,8 +1319,8 @@ def do_scan_source(path, do_update):
             spl_mode (int): If MODE_SPL, look at source code which implies
                 an xPL_ option, but for which there is none;
                 for MOD_PROPER, look at source code which implies a Proper
-                option (i.e. use of CONFIG_IS_ENABLED() or $(XPL_) or
-                $(PHASE_) but for which there none;
+                option (i.e. use of CONFIG_IS_ENABLED() or $(PHASE_) but for
+                which there none;
                 if MODE_NORMAL, ignore SPL
 
         Returns: