diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 004039d847..4cf8750bfb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -602,6 +602,16 @@ prepare-sdk: world
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Preparing the SDK")
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(TOPDIR)/support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh $(HOST_DIR)/relocate-sdk.sh
 	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot
+	(\
+		export LC_ALL=C; \
+		grep -lr '$(HOST_DIR)' '$(HOST_DIR)' | while read -r FILE; do \
+			if file -b --mime-type "$$FILE" | grep -q '^text/' && \
+			   [ "$$FILE" != '$(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot/sdk-location' ] && \
+			   [ "$$FILE" != '$(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot/sdk-relocs' ]; then \
+				echo "$$FILE"; \
+			fi; \
+		done \
+	) | sed -e 's|^$(HOST_DIR)|.|g' > $(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot/sdk-relocs
 	echo $(HOST_DIR) > $(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot/sdk-location
 
 BR2_SDK_PREFIX ?= $(GNU_TARGET_NAME)_sdk-buildroot
diff --git a/support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh b/support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh
index 981d272425..d25bc55279 100755
--- a/support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh
+++ b/support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh
@@ -37,15 +37,10 @@ fi
 
 echo "Relocating the buildroot SDK from ${OLDPATH} to ${NEWPATH} ..."
 
-# Make sure file uses the right language
-export LC_ALL=C
 # Replace the old path with the new one in all text files
-grep -lr "${OLDPATH}" . | while read -r FILE ; do
-    if file -b --mime-type "${FILE}" | grep -q '^text/' && [ "${FILE}" != "${LOCFILE}" ]
-    then
-        sed -i "s|${OLDPATH}|${NEWPATH}|g" "${FILE}"
-    fi
-done
+while read -r FILE ; do
+    sed -i "s|${OLDPATH}|${NEWPATH}|g" "${FILE}"
+done < share/buildroot/sdk-relocs
 
 # At the very end, we update the location file to not break the
 # SDK if this script gets interruted.