diff --git a/net/wireless/Makefile b/net/wireless/Makefile
index 63cbb6432b2dd..d7d6cb00c47bb 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Makefile
+++ b/net/wireless/Makefile
@@ -25,17 +25,45 @@ endif
 
 $(obj)/shipped-certs.c: $(wildcard $(srctree)/$(src)/certs/*.x509)
 	@$(kecho) "  GEN     $@"
-	@echo '#include "reg.h"' > $@
-	@echo 'const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {' >> $@
-	@for f in $^ ; do od -An -v -tx1 < $$f | sed -e 's/ /\n/g' | sed -e 's/^[0-9a-f]\+$$/\0/;t;d' | sed -e 's/^/0x/;s/$$/,/' >> $@ ; done
-	@echo '};' >> $@
-	@echo 'unsigned int shipped_regdb_certs_len = sizeof(shipped_regdb_certs);' >> $@
+	@(set -e; \
+	  allf=""; \
+	  for f in $^ ; do \
+	      # similar to hexdump -v -e '1/1 "0x%.2x," "\n"' \
+	      thisf=$$(od -An -v -tx1 < $$f | \
+	                   sed -e 's/ /\n/g' | \
+	                   sed -e 's/^[0-9a-f]\+$$/\0/;t;d' | \
+	                   sed -e 's/^/0x/;s/$$/,/'); \
+	      # file should not be empty - maybe command substitution failed? \
+	      test ! -z "$$thisf";\
+	      allf=$$allf$$thisf;\
+	  done; \
+	  ( \
+	      echo '#include "reg.h"'; \
+	      echo 'const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {'; \
+	      echo "$$allf"; \
+	      echo '};'; \
+	      echo 'unsigned int shipped_regdb_certs_len = sizeof(shipped_regdb_certs);'; \
+	  ) >> $@)
 
 $(obj)/extra-certs.c: $(CONFIG_CFG80211_EXTRA_REGDB_KEYDIR:"%"=%) \
 		      $(wildcard $(CONFIG_CFG80211_EXTRA_REGDB_KEYDIR:"%"=%)/*.x509)
 	@$(kecho) "  GEN     $@"
-	@echo '#include "reg.h"' > $@
-	@echo 'const u8 extra_regdb_certs[] = {' >> $@
-	@for f in $^ ; do test -f $$f && od -An -v -tx1 < $$f | sed -e 's/ /\n/g' | sed -e 's/^[0-9a-f]\+$$/\0/;t;d' | sed -e 's/^/0x/;s/$$/,/' >> $@ ; done
-	@echo '};' >> $@
-	@echo 'unsigned int extra_regdb_certs_len = sizeof(extra_regdb_certs);' >> $@
+	@(set -e; \
+	  allf=""; \
+	  for f in $^ ; do \
+	      # similar to hexdump -v -e '1/1 "0x%.2x," "\n"' \
+	      thisf=$$(od -An -v -tx1 < $$f | \
+	                   sed -e 's/ /\n/g' | \
+	                   sed -e 's/^[0-9a-f]\+$$/\0/;t;d' | \
+	                   sed -e 's/^/0x/;s/$$/,/'); \
+	      # file should not be empty - maybe command substitution failed? \
+	      test ! -z "$$thisf";\
+	      allf=$$allf$$thisf;\
+	  done; \
+	  ( \
+	      echo '#include "reg.h"'; \
+	      echo 'const u8 extra_regdb_certs[] = {'; \
+	      echo "$$allf"; \
+	      echo '};'; \
+	      echo 'unsigned int extra_regdb_certs_len = sizeof(extra_regdb_certs);'; \
+	  ) >> $@)