diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index d531a1f..ea41de8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 hostprogs-y += unifdef
 
 subdir-$(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS) += genksyms
-subdir-$(CONFIG_MODULES)     += mod
+subdir-y                     += mod
 
 # Let clean descend into subdirs
 subdir-	+= basic kconfig package