diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 55735ea735..d205ac9eb3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -895,9 +895,7 @@ endif
 	rm -rf $(BR2_CONFIG) $(CONFIG_DIR)/.config.old $(CONFIG_DIR)/..config.tmp \
 		$(CONFIG_DIR)/.auto.deps $(BR2_EXTERNAL_FILE)
 
-help: help-internal help-custom
-
-help-internal:
+help:
 	@echo 'Cleaning:'
 	@echo '  clean                  - delete all files created by build'
 	@echo '  distclean              - delete all non-source files (including .config)'
@@ -970,6 +968,7 @@ endif
 	@echo '  source-check           - check selected packages for valid download URLs'
 	@echo '  external-deps          - list external packages used'
 	@echo '  legal-info             - generate info about license compliance'
+	@echo '  help-custom            - print help about custom actions (if any)'
 	@echo
 	@echo '  make V=0|1             - 0 => quiet build (default), 1 => verbose build'
 	@echo '  make O=dir             - Locate all output files in "dir", including .config'