diff --git a/testsuite/mk/test.mk b/testsuite/mk/test.mk
index 87c4327386f3b18b9b81620c004b3c6d0e03cdda..580a4bbbdda5e5deb3b1f357a4b4d0fdd3421f6f 100644
--- a/testsuite/mk/test.mk
+++ b/testsuite/mk/test.mk
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ TESTS	     =
 TEST	     = 
 WAY =
 
-all :: test
+.PHONY: all boot test verbose accept fast
+
+all: test
+
+boot: $(TIMEOUT_PROGRAM)
 
 TIMEOUT_PROGRAM = $(TOP)/timeout/install-inplace/bin/timeout$(exeext)