The dt_binding_check is added to PHONY, but it is visible only when $(dtstree) is not empty. So, it is not specified as phony for ARCH=x86 etc. Add it to PHONY outside the ifneq ... endif block. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 102710a9228c..83f9b8f6fbaf 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ ifneq ($(dtstree),) %.dtb: include/config/kernel.release scripts_dtc $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtstree) $(dtstree)/$@ -PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install dtbs_check dt_binding_check +PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install dtbs_check dtbs dtbs_check: include/config/kernel.release scripts_dtc $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtstree) @@ -1258,6 +1258,7 @@ PHONY += scripts_dtc scripts_dtc: scripts_basic $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/dtc +PHONY += dt_binding_check dt_binding_check: scripts_dtc $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=Documentation/devicetree/bindings -- 2.17.1