diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec73acfa9a..143ac81736 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BUILD_DIR=$(CURDIR)
 # Before including a proper config-host.mak, assume we are in the source tree
 SRC_PATH=.
 
-UNCHECKED_GOALS := %clean TAGS cscope ctags docker docker-%
+UNCHECKED_GOALS := %clean TAGS cscope ctags docker docker-% help
 
 # All following code might depend on configuration variables
 ifneq ($(wildcard config-host.mak),)