diff --git a/make/disabled.mk b/make/disabled.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8744906a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/disabled.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DISABLED = @echo Target \"$1\" in $(shell pwd)/Makefile has been disabled.
+
+all:
+	$(call DISABLED,$@)
+
+install clean distclean:
+	$(call DISABLED,$@)
+