diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a86f5ec..63efeba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ define define_module =
   # Use the module's configure variable to build itself
   $(build)/$($1_dir)/.configured: \
 		$(build)/$($1_dir)/.canary \
-		$(build)/$($1_dir)/.config
+		$(build)/$($1_dir)/.config \
+		modules/$1
 	@echo "$(DATE) CONFIG $1"
 	@( \
 		cd "$(build)/$($1_dir)" ; \
diff --git a/modules/coreboot-blobs b/modules/coreboot-blobs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b213c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/coreboot-blobs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# empty placeholder file
+# This submodule is defined in modules/coreboot if necessary