diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b1e37d..0bf29dc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@
 
 PHONY += __headers
 __headers: include/linux/version.h scripts_basic FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts scripts/unifdef
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts build_unifdef
 
 PHONY += headers_install_all
 headers_install_all: