diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1c3254441f3..dd3ecc0fb8e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
         ifneq ($(filter config %config,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
                 config-targets := 1
-                ifneq ($(filter-out config %config,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+                ifneq ($(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),1)
                         mixed-targets := 1
                 endif
         endif