diff --git a/include/bpf.mk b/include/bpf.mk
index e43fcad50ce..ec3f04e1e9e 100644
--- a/include/bpf.mk
+++ b/include/bpf.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ BPF_CFLAGS := \
 	-O2 -emit-llvm -Xclang -disable-llvm-passes
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_HAS_BPF_TOOLCHAIN),)
-ifeq ($(DUMP),)
+ifeq ($(DUMP)$(filter download refresh,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
   CLANG_VER:=$(shell $(CLANG) -dM -E - < /dev/null | grep __clang_major__ | cut -d' ' -f3)
   CLANG_VER_VALID:=$(shell [ "$(CLANG_VER)" -ge "$(CLANG_MIN_VER)" ] && echo 1 )
   ifeq ($(CLANG_VER_VALID),)