diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11539c3fd405..17d34968b7f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -695,13 +695,11 @@ filechk_makefile = { \
 	echo "include $(abs_srctree)/Makefile"; \
 	}
 
-$(objtree)/Makefile: FORCE
+PHONY += $(CURDIR)/Makefile
+$(CURDIR)/Makefile: FORCE
 	$(call filechk,makefile)
 
-# Prevent $(srcroot)/Makefile from inhibiting the rule to run.
-PHONY += $(objtree)/Makefile
-
-outputmakefile: $(objtree)/Makefile
+outputmakefile: $(CURDIR)/Makefile
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 	@if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o \
 		 -d $(srctree)/include/config -o \