diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
index b01a9d01c..052800bbe 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ SUBDIRS = . commands executor master planner relay test utils worker
 OBJS += \
 	$(patsubst $(citus_abs_srcdir)/%.c,%.o,$(foreach dir,$(SUBDIRS), $(wildcard $(citus_abs_srcdir)/$(dir)/*.c)))
 
+# be explicit about the default target
+all:
+
 # define build process for latest install file
 $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION).sql: $(EXTENSION).sql
 	cat $^ > $@
 
-# be explicit about the default target
-all:
-
 NO_PGXS = 1
 
 SHLIB_LINK = $(libpq)