diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index aa05423c8418..29d02ed21552 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ $(real-obj-m:.o=.i)  : quiet_modtag := [M]
 $(real-obj-m:.o=.s)  : quiet_modtag := [M]
 $(real-obj-m:.o=.lst): quiet_modtag := [M]
 
-$(obj-m)             : quiet_modtag := [M]
-
 quiet_cmd_cc_s_c = CC $(quiet_modtag)  $@
 cmd_cc_s_c       = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(DISABLE_LTO) -fverbose-asm -S -o $@ $<