diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 1b3d3e5bbd68..13190444b3f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/$(HEAD) $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o \
 $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y): $(obj)/../Image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,$(suffix_y))
 
-$(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o:  $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y) FORCE
+$(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y).o:  $(obj)/piggy.$(suffix_y)
 
 CFLAGS_font.o := -Dstatic=