diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1363245..14ca555 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ QEMUOPTS += -device virtio-blk-device,drive=x0,bus=virtio-mmio-bus.0
 qemu: $K/kernel fs.img
 	$(QEMU) $(QEMUOPTS)
 
+kernel: $K/kernel
+
 .gdbinit: .gdbinit.tmpl-riscv
 	sed "s/:1234/:$(GDBPORT)/" < $^ > $@