diff --git a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
index 715c3e04ec..66cb91862e 100644
--- a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
@@ -279,8 +279,11 @@ $(1)-check-configuration-done:
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
 
+ifeq ($$($(2)_KCONFIG_SUPPORTS_DEFCONFIG),YES)
+.PHONY: $(1)-savedefconfig
 $(1)-savedefconfig: $(1)-check-configuration-done
 	$$(call kconfig-package-savedefconfig,$(2))
+endif
 
 # Target to copy back the configuration to the source configuration file
 # Even though we could use 'cp --preserve-timestamps' here, the separate
@@ -289,13 +292,16 @@ $(1)-update-config: PKG=$(2)
 $(1)-update-config: $(1)-check-configuration-done
 	$$(call kconfig-package-update-config,$$($(2)_KCONFIG_DOTCONFIG))
 
+ifeq ($$($(2)_KCONFIG_SUPPORTS_DEFCONFIG),YES)
 # Note: make sure the timestamp of the stored configuration is not newer than
 # the .config to avoid a useless rebuild. Note that, contrary to
 # $(1)-update-config, the reference for 'touch' is _not_ the file from which
 # we copy.
+.PHONY: $(1)-update-defconfig
 $(1)-update-defconfig: PKG=$(2)
 $(1)-update-defconfig: $(1)-savedefconfig
 	$$(call kconfig-package-update-config,defconfig)
+endif
 
 # Target to output differences between the configuration obtained via the
 # defconfig + fragments (if any) and the current configuration.
@@ -315,9 +321,7 @@ endif # package enabled
 
 .PHONY: \
 	$(1)-update-config \
-	$(1)-update-defconfig \
 	$(1)-diff-config \
-	$(1)-savedefconfig \
 	$(1)-check-configuration-done \
 	$$($(2)_DIR)/.kconfig_editor_% \
 	$$(addprefix $(1)-,$$($(2)_KCONFIG_EDITORS))