diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index ea41de8..1c73c5a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_PROM_CONSOLE) += conmakehash
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_IKCONFIG)     += bin2c
 
-always		:= $(hostprogs-y)
+always		:= $(hostprogs-y) $(hostprogs-m)
 
 # The following hostprogs-y programs are only build on demand
 hostprogs-y += unifdef