diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
index 9eca7aee927f3081975d7372a66a358565c33c56..ba73a204e8b6d29c52ea18736e629397866a381e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $(obj)/bootpImage: $(obj)/bootp/bootp FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 	@$(kecho) '  Kernel: $@ is ready'
 
-PHONY += initrd FORCE
+PHONY += initrd
 initrd:
 	@test "$(INITRD_PHYS)" != "" || \
 	(echo This machine does not support INITRD; exit -1)