diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cec9539..f1e5e3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 $(filter-out _all sub-make $(CURDIR)/Makefile, $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
 	@:
 
-sub-make: FORCE
+sub-make:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(KBUILD_OUTPUT) KBUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR) \
 	-f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $(filter-out _all sub-make,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@
 
 archprepare: archheaders archscripts prepare1 scripts_basic
 
-prepare0: archprepare FORCE
+prepare0: archprepare
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=.
 
 # All the preparing..
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@
 export INSTALL_FW_PATH
 
 PHONY += firmware_install
-firmware_install: FORCE
+firmware_install:
 	@mkdir -p $(objtree)/firmware
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.fwinst obj=firmware __fw_install
 
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@
 archscripts:
 
 PHONY += __headers
-__headers: $(version_h) scripts_basic asm-generic archheaders archscripts FORCE
+__headers: $(version_h) scripts_basic asm-generic archheaders archscripts
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts build_unifdef
 
 PHONY += headers_install_all