diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae22a0f518..12c7662667 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ qemu-options.def: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-options.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
 SUBDIR_RULES=$(patsubst %,subdir-%, $(TARGET_DIRS))
+SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES=$(filter %-softmmu,$(SUBDIR_RULES))
+
+$(SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES): config-all-devices.mak
 
 subdir-%:
 	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) -C $* V="$(V)" TARGET_DIR="$*/" all,)