diff --git a/qemu/Makefile b/qemu/Makefile
index 04c5d39e..70c03976 100644
--- a/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/qemu/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GENERATED_SOURCES += qapi-types.c qapi-visit.c
 Makefile: ;
 configure: ;
 
-.PHONY: all clean cscope distclean install recurse-all
+.PHONY: all clean cscope distclean install recurse-all FORCE
 
 $(call set-vpath, $(SRC_PATH))