diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9cac6fde347956c9a2ab08f6297b555be82cf898..c4470a4e131f2cedfac4e7602d41b33f54647769 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ no-dot-config-targets := $(clean-targets) \
 			 $(version_h) headers headers_% archheaders archscripts \
 			 %asm-generic kernelversion %src-pkg dt_binding_check \
 			 outputmakefile
-no-sync-config-targets := $(no-dot-config-targets) install %install \
-			   kernelrelease
+no-sync-config-targets := $(no-dot-config-targets) %install kernelrelease
 single-targets := %.a %.i %.ko %.lds %.ll %.lst %.mod %.o %.s %.symtypes %/
 
 config-build	:=
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
-        ifneq ($(filter config %config,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+        ifneq ($(filter %config,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 		config-build := 1
                 ifneq ($(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),1)
 			mixed-build := 1