diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 2114113ceca2..4caab4f6cba7 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -88,11 +88,13 @@ $(obj)/$(offsets-file): arch/$(SRCARCH)/kernel/asm-offsets.s Kbuild
 # 3) Check for missing system calls
 #
 
+always += missing-syscalls
+targets += missing-syscalls
+
 quiet_cmd_syscalls = CALL    $<
       cmd_syscalls = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $< $(CC) $(c_flags)
 
-PHONY += missing-syscalls
-missing-syscalls: scripts/checksyscalls.sh FORCE
+missing-syscalls: scripts/checksyscalls.sh $(offsets-file) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,syscalls)
 
 # Keep these two files during make clean
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab38311014e6..2e78b0800334 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ archprepare: prepare1 scripts_basic
 
 prepare0: archprepare FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=.
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=. missing-syscalls
 
 # All the preparing..
 prepare: prepare0