diff --git a/benchmarks/coremark/Kconfig b/benchmarks/coremark/Kconfig
index 0d621444e..e733083c6 100644
--- a/benchmarks/coremark/Kconfig
+++ b/benchmarks/coremark/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ config COREMARK_STACKSIZE
 	int "Coremark task stack size"
 	default 4096
 
+config COREMARK_MEM_LOCATION
+	string "Coremark memory location string"
+	default "Defined by the NuttX configuration"
+
 config COREMARK_MULTITHREAD_OVERRIDE
 	bool "Override number of threads"
 	default n
diff --git a/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile b/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
index f27fe43f4..50012e9f5 100644
--- a/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ UNPACK ?= unzip -q -o
 
 VPATH += $(COREMARK_UNPACKNAME)
 VPATH += $(COREMARK_UNPACKNAME)$(DELIM)posix
+DEPPATH += --dep-path $(COREMARK_UNPACKNAME)
+DEPPATH += --dep-path $(COREMARK_UNPACKNAME)$(DELIM)posix
 
 CFLAGS += -Wno-undef
 
@@ -52,13 +54,13 @@ endif
 CFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}USE_PTHREAD ${DEFINE_PREFIX}PERFORMANCE_RUN=1
 CFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}MULTITHREAD=$(COREMARK_NTHREADS)
 CFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}FLAGS_STR="\"Using NuttX compilation options\""
-CFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}MEM_LOCATION="\"Defined by the NuttX configuration\""
+CFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}MEM_LOCATION=\"$(CONFIG_COREMARK_MEM_LOCATION)\"
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_COREMARK_ITERATIONS_OVERRIDE),y)
 CFLAGS += ${DEFINE_PREFIX}ITERATIONS=$(CONFIG_COREMARK_ITERATIONS_COUNT)
 endif
 
-CSRCS =  core_list_join.c
+CSRCS += core_list_join.c
 CSRCS += core_matrix.c
 CSRCS += core_state.c
 CSRCS += core_util.c
@@ -101,6 +103,6 @@ PROGNAME  += $(CONFIG_COREMARK_PROGNAME)
 PRIORITY  += $(CONFIG_COREMARK_PRIORITY)
 STACKSIZE += $(CONFIG_COREMARK_STACKSIZE)
 
-MAINSRC += $(COREMARK_UNPACKNAME)/core_main.c
+MAINSRC += core_main.c
 
 include $(APPDIR)/Application.mk