diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.fwinst b/scripts/Makefile.fwinst
index f63a663de1589106a05897270b56709e5400034a..6bf8e87f1dcf124021083b25babe9aab317b7bbf 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.fwinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.fwinst
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ PHONY +=  __fw_install __fw_modinst FORCE
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
 
 __fw_install: $(installed-fw)
+
 __fw_modinst: $(installed-mod-fw)
+	@:
+
 __fw_modbuild: $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(mod-fw))
+	@:
 
 FORCE: