1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a86ac8c4798e..dceb4f19f786 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ endif
 no-dot-config-targets := clean mrproper distclean \
                          cscope TAGS tags help %docs check% \
                          include/linux/version.h headers_% \
-                         kernelrelease kernelversion
+                         kernelversion
 
 config-targets := 0
 mixed-targets  := 0
@@ -1395,9 +1395,9 @@ checkstack:
         $(OBJDUMP) -d vmlinux $$(find . -name '*.ko') | \
         $(PERL) $(src)/scripts/checkstack.pl $(CHECKSTACK_ARCH)
 
-kernelrelease:
-        $(if $(wildcard include/config/kernel.release), $(Q)echo $(KERNELRELEASE), \
-        $(error kernelrelease not valid - run 'make prepare' to update it))
+kernelrelease: include/config/kernel.release
+        @echo $(KERNELRELEASE)
+
 kernelversion:
         @echo $(KERNELVERSION)