diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index a4c2c2276223..b6cb95473548 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ cat <<EOF > debian/rules
 srctree ?= .
 KERNELRELEASE = ${KERNELRELEASE}
 
+.PHONY: clean build build-arch build-indep binary binary-arch binary-indep
+
 build-indep:
 build-arch:
 	\$(MAKE) -f \$(srctree)/Makefile ARCH=${ARCH} \