diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 77ecaa1f..bdc0ed61 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ ifneq ($(SUBDIRS_TO_ITERATE),)
 
 endif
 
+all: topdir config
+
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/dirs.mk
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/pkg-dist.mk
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/rules.mk
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ TD_COPY_FILES               ?= $(filter-out Makefile,$(notdir $(wildcard $(TD_CO
 TD_COPY_SRC_PATH             = $(subst :,$(space),$(JW_PKG_TOPDIR_COPY_PATH))
 TD_GENERATE_FILES           += $(TD_COPY_FILES)
 
-all: config
+all:
 format: topdir
 check-syntax: topdir
 check-format: topdir