diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cbf4b281d..a8296645d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ endif
 
 ### main targets
 
-.DEFAULT: default
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := default
 .PHONY: default
 default: build_src