diff --git a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
index 4782dd45c6..493995e303 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ rebuild: $(src)/setup.py $(PYLIBFDT_srcs)
 	fi
 
 $(obj)/_libfdt.so $(obj)/libfdt.py &: rebuild
+	@:
 
 always += _libfdt.so libfdt.py