diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.version b/scripts/Makefile.version
index d0845b901..4f97108d8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.version
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.version
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ $(VERSION_HEADER): scripts/Makefile.version
 	$(Q) echo "#define CRIU_VERSION_MAJOR " $(VERSION_MAJOR)	>> $(VERSION_HEADER)
 	$(Q) echo "#define CRIU_VERSION_MINOR " $(VERSION_MINOR)	>> $(VERSION_HEADER)
 	$(Q) echo "#endif /* __CR_VERSION_H__ */"			>> $(VERSION_HEADER)
+
+##
+## In case if someone add last resort rule
+## together with .SUFFIXES not cleaned, this
+## will slow down the build procedure
+scripts/Makefile.version::
+	@echo > /dev/null