1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8517f7ba2473..9e4c5692a32f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -344,16 +344,14 @@ scripts_basic:
 scripts/basic/%: scripts_basic ;
 
 PHONY += outputmakefile
-# outputmakefile generate a Makefile to be placed in output directory, if
-# using a seperate output directory. This allows convinient use
-# of make in output directory
+# outputmakefile generates a Makefile in the output directory, if using a
+# separate output directory. This allows convenient use of make in the
+# output directory.
 outputmakefile:
-        $(Q)if test ! $(srctree) -ef $(objtree); then \
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile              \
-            $(srctree) $(objtree) $(VERSION) $(PATCHLEVEL)         \
-            > $(objtree)/Makefile;                                 \
-            echo '  GEN    $(objtree)/Makefile';                   \
-        fi
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
+        $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile \
+            $(srctree) $(objtree) $(VERSION) $(PATCHLEVEL)
+endif
 
 # To make sure we do not include .config for any of the *config targets
 # catch them early, and hand them over to scripts/kconfig/Makefile