diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b4dbf2e2..32fb75d65 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ CFLAGS			+= $(WARNINGS) $(DEFINES)
 # Protobuf images first, they are not depending
 # on anything else.
 $(eval $(call gen-built-in,images))
-.PHONY: images
 
 #
 # CRIU building done in own directory