diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 130e6228b58713465c5fe4ef0061bb878b0cb4c2..7779f2d1acad00845f99f6b5931650d3205ac085 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ else
 endif
 	@touch $@
 
-archprepare: maketools include/asm-arm/.arch
+archprepare: maketools
 
 .PHONY: maketools FORCE
-maketools: include/linux/version.h FORCE
+maketools: include/linux/version.h include/asm-arm/.arch FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/arm/tools include/asm-arm/mach-types.h
 
 # Convert bzImage to zImage