diff --git a/scripts/mod/Makefile b/scripts/mod/Makefile
index 9415b5663364..75d59fcd48b8 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/mod/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s: scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c FORCE
 $(obj)/$(devicetable-offsets-file): scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.s
 	$(call cmd,offsets)
 
+targets += $(devicetable-offsets-file)
+
 # dependencies on generated files need to be listed explicitly
 
 $(obj)/modpost.o $(obj)/file2alias.o $(obj)/sumversion.o: $(obj)/elfconfig.h