diff --git a/target/u-boot/Makefile.in b/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
index fd74d41e03..8e97c7075a 100644
--- a/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/u-boot/Makefile.in
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fw_printenv: $(U_BOOT_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN)
 	$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $@
 	ln -sf fw_printenv $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/fw_setenv
 
-u-boot: gcc $(BINARIES_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN) $(U_BOOT_TARGET_TOOLS)
+u-boot: $(BINARIES_DIR)/$(U_BOOT_BIN) $(U_BOOT_TARGET_TOOLS)
 
 u-boot-clean:
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(U_BOOT_DIR) clean