diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 18cf5836ac4..5ff68a8421f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ universe_prologue:
 .endif
 .for target in ${TARGETS}
 universe: universe_${target}
-.ORDER: universe_prologue upgrade_checks universe_${target}_prologue universe_${target} universe_epilogue
+.ORDER: universe_prologue upgrade_checks universe_${target} universe_epilogue
 universe_${target}: universe_${target}_prologue
 universe_${target}_prologue:
 	@echo ">> ${target} started on `LC_ALL=C date`"