diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac4589d4525589d07c931c61c2e8d12157beae24..3e59ac9a01fed1d7fc8fe36fcc78d4f7bf92021b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ silentoldconfig:
 	@mkdir -p include/config
 	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.kconfig $@
 
-scripts_basic config %config:
+scripts_basic config:
+	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.kconfig $@
+
+%config:
 	$(MAKE) -f Makefile.kconfig $@
 
 defconfig: