diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile
index 52a543b17ee359ff7aae18da4e774eb7c5784e32..5e4acd253b300db5ed40af0f9a424b0493f4de6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ $(obj)/kernel.o: arch/arm/boot/zImage FORCE
 
 $(obj)/initrd.o: $(INITRD) FORCE
 
-PHONY += $(INITRD) FORCE
+PHONY += $(INITRD)
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 648f1cef33fa8aa684ac57ffdaa2247392024c1a..c100d780f1eb21f8b5c38ad33c3c562dc626eca5 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ define archhelp
 endef
 
 archprepare: make_nr_irqs_h
-PHONY += make_nr_irqs_h FORCE
+PHONY += make_nr_irqs_h
 
 make_nr_irqs_h:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/ia64/kernel include/generated/nr-irqs.h
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/boot/Makefile b/arch/unicore32/boot/Makefile
index ec7fb70b412bdcaffcedb8653d5ca3d89ca15173..828855007b2937435ca888c1bfc1e426aaa7c4e9 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/unicore32/boot/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $(obj)/uImage: $(obj)/zImage FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,uimage)
 	@echo '  Image $@ is ready'
 
-PHONY += initrd FORCE
+PHONY += initrd
 initrd:
 	@test "$(INITRD)" != "" || \
 	(echo You must specify INITRD; exit -1)