diff --git a/Directory.mk b/Directory.mk
index e2f7069d4..230d75a2c 100644
--- a/Directory.mk
+++ b/Directory.mk
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ install:
 preconfig: $(foreach SDIR, $(CONFIGSUBDIRS), $(SDIR)_preconfig)
 ifneq ($(MENUDESC),)
 	$(Q) $(MKKCONFIG) -m $(MENUDESC)
-	$(Q) touch .kconfig
 endif
+	$(Q) touch .kconfig
 
 clean: $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANSUBDIRS), $(SDIR)_clean)
 
 distclean: $(foreach SDIR, $(CLEANSUBDIRS), $(SDIR)_distclean)
 ifneq ($(MENUDESC),)
 	$(call DELFILE, Kconfig)
-	$(call DELFILE, .kconfig)
 endif
+	$(call DELFILE, .kconfig)
 
 -include Make.dep