diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f30b37569f5d..16c77f6cc343 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ $(filter-out _all sub-make $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)), $(MAKECMDGOALS)) _all:
 sub-make:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) \
 	$(if $(KBUILD_OUTPUT),-C $(KBUILD_OUTPUT) KBUILD_SRC=$(CURDIR)) \
-	-f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $(filter-out _all sub-make,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+	-f $(CURDIR)/Makefile $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 
 endif # need-sub-make
 endif # sub_make_done