diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a86df3b67236..aa9c05736ebb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ ${TGTS}: .MAKE
 tinderbox toolchains kernel-toolchains: .MAKE
 .endif
 
-${TGTS}:
+${TGTS}: .PHONY
 	${_+_}@cd ${.CURDIR}; ${_MAKE} ${.TARGET}
 
 # The historic default "all" target creates files which may cause stale
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 4e6a873887ce..1cdefc948cd9 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ INSTALLKERNEL= ${_kernel}
 .endif
 .endfor
 
-buildkernel ${WMAKE_TGTS:N_worldtmp} ${.ALLTARGETS:M_*:N_worldtmp}: .MAKE
+buildkernel ${WMAKE_TGTS:N_worldtmp} ${.ALLTARGETS:M_*:N_worldtmp}: .MAKE .PHONY
 
 #
 # buildkernel