diff --git a/security/selinux/Makefile b/security/selinux/Makefile
index 86f0575f670d..bedef0373ef9 100644
--- a/security/selinux/Makefile
+++ b/security/selinux/Makefile
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(selinux-y)): $(obj)/flask.h
 quiet_cmd_genhdrs = GEN     $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(genhdrs))
       cmd_genhdrs = $< $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(genhdrs))
 
-# see the note above, replace the $targets and 'flask.h' rule with the lines
+targets += $(genhdrs)
+# see the note above, replace the 'flask.h' rule with the lines
 # below:
-#  targets += $(genhdrs)
 #  $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(genhdrs)) &: $(obj)/genheaders FORCE
-targets += flask.h
 $(obj)/flask.h: $(obj)/genheaders FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,genhdrs)