diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 87bf4d697..50bb2082a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -996,10 +996,6 @@ net:
 format:
 	$(CLANG-FORMAT) -i $(SRCS) $(HEADERS) -style=file
 
-# default target
-default:
-	help
-
 ### ==========================================================================
 ### Section 5. Private Targets
 ### ==========================================================================
@@ -1125,6 +1121,6 @@ icx-profile-use:
 .depend: $(SRCS)
 	-@$(CXX) $(DEPENDFLAGS) -MM $(SRCS) > $@ 2> /dev/null
 
-ifeq (, $(filter $(MAKECMDGOALS), help strip install clean net objclean profileclean config-sanity))
+ifeq (, $(filter $(MAKECMDGOALS), help strip install clean net objclean profileclean format config-sanity))
 -include .depend
 endif