diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
index b0d44daa123f..88bf0a248736 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 .PHONY:	all modules
 
-all: ${KERNEL_KO}
-
 depend: kernel-depend
 clean:  kernel-clean
 cleandepend:  kernel-cleandepend
diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk b/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
index 06a2cb7b9f58..17f08b230a19 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ SYSTEM_LD_TAIL= @${OBJCOPY} --strip-symbol gcc2_compiled. ${.TARGET} ; \
 	${SIZE} ${FMT} ${.TARGET} ; chmod 755 ${.TARGET}
 SYSTEM_DEP+= $S/conf/ldscript.$M
 
+all:	${KERNEL_KO}