diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed6e7ec60eff..c7a78e04e062 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ PHONY += archheaders archscripts
 hdr-inst := -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
 
 PHONY += headers
-headers: $(version_h) scripts_unifdef uapi-asm-generic archheaders archscripts
+headers: $(version_h) scripts_unifdef uapi-asm-generic archheaders
 	$(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include/uapi/asm/Kbuild),, \
 	  $(error Headers not exportable for the $(SRCARCH) architecture))
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(hdr-inst)=include/uapi