diff --git a/target/device/Soekris/Makefile.in b/target/device/Soekris/Makefile.in
index 55efdd38ea..93b5f10185 100644
--- a/target/device/Soekris/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/device/Soekris/Makefile.in
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE:=target/device/Soekris/net4521/uClibc.config
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG:=target/device/Soekris/net4521/busybox.config
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX)),y)
-include target/device/Soekris/net4521/linux.mk
 TARGETS+=linux
+include target/device/Soekris/net4521/linux.mk
 endif
 
 endif
-
diff --git a/target/device/Soekris/net4521/linux.mk b/target/device/Soekris/net4521/linux.mk
index 6c04e42225..7a552a39b5 100644
--- a/target/device/Soekris/net4521/linux.mk
+++ b/target/device/Soekris/net4521/linux.mk
@@ -122,3 +122,4 @@ linuxclean: clean
 linux-dirclean:
 	rm -rf $(LINUX_DIR)
 
+endif