diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a2521017c2..a384458934 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -374,8 +374,10 @@ makeopts: configure
 	@exit 1
 
 menuselect.makeopts: menuselect/menuselect menuselect-tree makeopts build_tools/menuselect-deps $(GLOBAL_MAKEOPTS) $(USER_MAKEOPTS)
+ifeq ($(filter %menuselect,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 	menuselect/menuselect --check-deps $@
 	menuselect/menuselect --check-deps $@ $(GLOBAL_MAKEOPTS) $(USER_MAKEOPTS)
+endif
 
 $(MOD_SUBDIRS_EMBED_LDSCRIPT):
 	+@echo "EMBED_LDSCRIPTS+="`$(SILENTMAKE) -C $(@:-embed-ldscript=) SUBDIR=$(@:-embed-ldscript=) __embed_ldscript` >> makeopts.embed_rules