diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index f1c44cccf8d6..5e5699acefef 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ libs-y		+= arch/arc/lib/ $(LIBGCC)
 
 boot		:= arch/arc/boot
 
-#default target for make without any arguments.
-KBUILD_IMAGE	:= $(boot)/bootpImage
-
-all:	bootpImage
-bootpImage: vmlinux
-
 boot_targets += uImage uImage.bin uImage.gz
 
 $(boot_targets): vmlinux