diff -Nurd linux-2.6.24.orig//Makefile linux-2.6.24/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.24.orig//Makefile	2011-03-29 07:56:05.122449521 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.24/Makefile	2011-03-29 07:57:48.726768621 +0200
@@ -431,7 +431,11 @@
 include $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile
 export KBUILD_DEFCONFIG
 
-config %config: scripts_basic outputmakefile FORCE
+config: scripts_basic outputmakefile FORCE
+	$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux include/config
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/kconfig $@
+
+%config: scripts_basic outputmakefile FORCE
 	$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux include/config
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/kconfig $@
 
@@ -1500,7 +1504,11 @@
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
 
 # Modules
-/ %/: prepare scripts FORCE
+/: prepare scripts FORCE
+	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) \
+	$(build)=$(build-dir)
+%/: prepare scripts FORCE
 	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) \
 	$(build)=$(build-dir)