diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 694111b43cf8..9f9c3b577c75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1019,8 +1019,6 @@ prepare2: prepare3 prepare-compiler-check outputmakefile asm-generic
 prepare1: prepare2 $(version_h) include/generated/utsrelease.h \
                    include/config/auto.conf
 	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
-	$(Q)test -e include/generated/autoksyms.h || \
-	    touch   include/generated/autoksyms.h
 
 archprepare: archheaders archscripts prepare1 scripts_basic
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index ebced77deb9c..90a091b6ae4d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ nconfig: $(obj)/nconf
 
 silentoldconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$(Q)mkdir -p include/config include/generated
+	$(Q)test -e include/generated/autoksyms.h || \
+	    touch   include/generated/autoksyms.h
 	$< $(silent) --$@ $(Kconfig)
 
 localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/streamline_config.pl $(obj)/conf