diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5fd1ebdf6..b842dbccdb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ ifneq ($(filter $(ninja-targets), $(ninja-cmd-goals)),)
 endif
 endif
 
-# Force configure to re-run if the API symbols are updated
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLUGIN),y)
-config-host.mak: $(SRC_PATH)/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
-
 .PHONY: plugins
 plugins:
 	$(call quiet-command,\