diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 925c1d2fda..3190541a11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ DATE:=$(shell date +%Y%m%d)
 export BR2_VERSION_FULL:=$(BR2_VERSION)$(shell $(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/setlocalversion)
 
 noconfig_targets:=menuconfig nconfig gconfig xconfig config oldconfig randconfig \
-	%_defconfig allyesconfig allnoconfig silentoldconfig release \
+	defconfig %_defconfig allyesconfig allnoconfig silentoldconfig release \
 	randpackageconfig allyespackageconfig allnopackageconfig \
 	source-check print-version olddefconfig