diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index 48e00fa4c6..404c318d41 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ define BuildKernel
   download: $(if $(LINUX_SITE),$(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE))
   prepare: $(STAMP_PREPARED)
   compile: $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules
-	$(MAKE) -C image compile TARGET_BUILD=
+	+$(MAKE) -C image compile TARGET_BUILD=
 
   dtb: $(STAMP_CONFIGURED)
 	$(_SINGLE)$(KERNEL_MAKE) scripts_dtc