diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d81f7c5c..007bc1a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 NAME=sems
+
 .DEFAULT_GOAL:=all
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: modules
+
 include Makefile.defs
 
 modules = $(filter-out $(wildcard Makefile* README doc *gz), \
 			$(wildcard *) )
 imodules = $(filter-out ser-0.9.6-sems, $(modules))
 
-.PHONY: all
-all: modules
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: