diff --git a/target/device/Makefile.in b/target/device/Makefile.in
index 87a6801155..c2d04a97a9 100644
--- a/target/device/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/Makefile.in
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+TARGET_DEVICE_DEPMOD:=target/device/x86/depmod.pl
+
 -include target/device/*/Makefile.in
diff --git a/target/device/x86/Makefile.in b/target/device/x86/Makefile.in
index d773f4722c..0eaa878574 100644
--- a/target/device/x86/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/x86/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-TARGET_DEVICE_DEPMOD:=target/device/x86/depmod.pl
-
 ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_TARGET_X86_GENERIC)),y)
 include target/device/x86/i386/Makefile.in
 include target/device/x86/i386/*.mk