diff --git a/libs/libm/Makefile b/libs/libm/Makefile
index 841f53d544e..c1fe3c7b49c 100644
--- a/libs/libm/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libm/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bin:
 kbin:
 	$(Q) mkdir $@
 
-context: bin kbin
+context:: bin kbin
 
 # Clean most derived files, retaining the configuration
 
diff --git a/libs/libm/libm/Make.defs b/libs/libm/libm/Make.defs
index f42211a2027..e18034ed75f 100644
--- a/libs/libm/libm/Make.defs
+++ b/libs/libm/libm/Make.defs
@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@ endif
 DEPPATH += --dep-path libm
 VPATH += :libm
 
-context:
+context::