diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 959b1a20c1..bdda912f36 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@ then
 # This file is auto-generated by configure to support in-source tree
 # 'make' command invocation
 
-ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),)
-recurse: all
-endif
-
-.NOTPARALLEL: %
-%: force
+build:
 	@echo 'changing dir to build for $(MAKE) "$(MAKECMDGOALS)"...'
 	@$(MAKE) -C build -f Makefile $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	@if test "$(MAKECMDGOALS)" = "distclean" && \
@@ -54,8 +49,9 @@ endif
 	then \
 	    rm -rf build GNUmakefile ; \
 	fi
-force: ;
-.PHONY: force
+%: build
+	@
+.PHONY: build
 GNUmakefile: ;
 
 EOF