diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index d68ddbe70f73..c78ff26647ee 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ $(obj)/defkeymap.o:  $(obj)/defkeymap.c
 
 ifdef GENERATE_KEYMAP
 
-$(obj)/defkeymap.c $(obj)/%.c: $(src)/%.map
+$(obj)/defkeymap.c: $(obj)/%.c: $(src)/%.map
 	loadkeys --mktable $< > $@.tmp
 	sed -e 's/^static *//' $@.tmp > $@
 	rm $@.tmp