diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab635a5507eb..f30b37569f5d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ ifeq ($(need-sub-make),1)
 
 PHONY += $(MAKECMDGOALS) sub-make
 
-$(filter-out _all sub-make $(CURDIR)/Makefile, $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
+$(filter-out _all sub-make $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)), $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all: sub-make
 	@:
 
 # Invoke a second make in the output directory, passing relevant variables