diff --git a/kmod/patch/Makefile b/kmod/patch/Makefile
index bb4d49c0..5397da72 100644
--- a/kmod/patch/Makefile
+++ b/kmod/patch/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ $(KPATCH_NAME).ko:
 $(obj)/$(KPATCH_NAME).o: $(src)/kpatch.lds
 
 patch-hook.o: patch-hook.c kpatch-patch-hook.c livepatch-patch-hook.c
-	$(KPATCH_MAKE) patch-hook.o
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -Rf .*.o.cmd .*.ko.cmd .tmp_versions $(BUILDABLE_OBJS) *.ko *.mod.c \