diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index d6f404ae3d93b7f644405004753bfe1cf5a53724..4fafba5df891d987544cd141589da0a012353ae3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -258,11 +258,6 @@ archscripts: scripts_basic
 archheaders:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/x86/entry/syscalls all
 
-archprepare:
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE),y)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/x86/purgatory arch/x86/purgatory/kexec-purgatory.c
-endif
-
 ###
 # Kernel objects