diff --git a/tests/Makefile.common b/tests/Makefile.common
index 8cb39a0988..e51d2530a2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.common
+++ b/tests/Makefile.common
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ $(TEST_KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER): TEST_KCONFIG_FLAGS := DOTCONFIG=$(TEST_DOTCONFIG) \
         KCONFIG_TRISTATE=$(TEST_KCONFIG_TRISTATE) \
         KBUILD_DEFCONFIG=$(TEST_DEFAULT_CONFIG)
 
-$(TEST_KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER): $(TEST_DOTCONFIG) $(objutil)/kconfig/conf
+$(TEST_KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER): $(TEST_DOTCONFIG)
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(MAKE) $(TEST_KCONFIG_FLAGS) olddefconfig
 	$(MAKE) $(TEST_KCONFIG_FLAGS) syncconfig