diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
index 3497f14e4dea..7c0d7be176a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ $(obj)/realmode.elf: $(obj)/realmode.lds $(REALMODE_OBJS) FORCE
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_realmode.bin := -O binary
 
 targets += realmode.bin
-$(obj)/realmode.bin: $(obj)/realmode.elf $(obj)/realmode.relocs
+$(obj)/realmode.bin: $(obj)/realmode.elf $(obj)/realmode.relocs FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
+	@:
 
 quiet_cmd_relocs = RELOCS  $@
       cmd_relocs = arch/x86/tools/relocs --realmode $< > $@