diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 160614d..69e2b5c 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -1218,4 +1218,7 @@
 DEFAULT_DATA_OUT_MODULES := ltp $(ltp_packages) $(kselftest_modules)
 .KATI_READONLY := DEFAULT_DATA_OUT_MODULES
 
+# Make RECORD_ALL_DEPS readonly and also set it if deps-license is a goal.
+RECORD_ALL_DEPS :=$= $(filter true,$(RECORD_ALL_DEPS))$(filter deps-license,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/dumpvar.mk