diff --git a/tools/Rules.mk b/tools/Rules.mk
index 4e9b4ee17f..0d3febfbb6 100644
--- a/tools/Rules.mk
+++ b/tools/Rules.mk
@@ -210,3 +210,6 @@ $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)/%.pc: Makefile $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk $(PKG_CONFIG_DIR)
 	echo "Libs.private: $(PKG_CONFIG_LIBSPRIV)"; \
 	echo "Requires.private: $(PKG_CONFIG_REQPRIV)"; \
 	} > $@
+
+.PHONY: FORCE
+FORCE:
diff --git a/tools/libs/libs.mk b/tools/libs/libs.mk
index 2fdec06c69..36ffe01402 100644
--- a/tools/libs/libs.mk
+++ b/tools/libs/libs.mk
@@ -138,6 +138,3 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: distclean
 distclean: clean
-
-.PHONY: FORCE
-FORCE: