diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index d3654a264ef7..07b8e15b48fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ all: $(KBUILD_IMAGE)
 
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds	:= -Upowerpc
 
-# All the instructions talk about "make bzImage".
-bzImage: zImage
-
 BOOT_TARGETS = zImage zImage.initrd znetboot znetboot.initrd vmlinux.sm uImage
 
 .PHONY: $(BOOT_TARGETS)