diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a0234f50f36..b6b968e7f9dc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -495,6 +495,12 @@ ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
                 endif
         endif
 endif
+# install and module_install need also be processed one by one
+ifneq ($(filter install,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+        ifneq ($(filter modules_install,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+	        mixed-targets := 1
+        endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(mixed-targets),1)
 # ===========================================================================