diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 02274e4633..8a7707a81f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ enc/encinit.$(OBJEXT): enc/encinit.c $(SETUP)
 up::
 	@$(CHDIR) "$(srcdir)" && LC_TIME=C exec $(VCSUP)
 
-up::
-	-$(Q)$(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) after-update
-
 after-update:: update-config_files
 
 update-mspec:
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 1b3c541d9c..6a878bcfc5 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -900,6 +900,9 @@ dist:
 up::
 	-$(Q)$(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) REVISION_FORCE=PHONY "$(REVISION_H)"
 
+up::
+	-$(Q)$(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) after-update
+
 after-update:: update-unicode update-gems common-srcs extract-extlibs
 
 update-config_files: PHONY