diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f93d2595d2507d762b9670d90bd77682d138604..cec9539d30824f084cedcae2fc64ba17fab83eca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -940,9 +940,6 @@ endif
 ifdef CONFIG_HEADERS_CHECK
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile headers_check
 endif
-ifdef CONFIG_SAMPLES
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=samples
-endif
 ifdef CONFIG_BUILD_DOCSRC
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=Documentation
 endif
@@ -960,6 +957,11 @@ PHONY += autoksyms_recursive
 include/generated/autoksyms.h: FORCE
 	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh true
 
+# Build samples along the rest of the kernel
+ifdef CONFIG_SAMPLES
+vmlinux-dirs += samples
+endif
+
 # The actual objects are generated when descending,
 # make sure no implicit rule kicks in
 $(sort $(vmlinux-deps)): $(vmlinux-dirs) ;