diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd0e5c2..93e41f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 1.1.1 under development
 
-- no changes in this release.
+- Bug #424: `make` was not displaying help with version 4.4 and up (@samdark)
 
 ## 1.1.0 December 20, 2025
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49d1505..0f71412 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 CLI_ARGS := $(wordlist 2,$(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 $(eval $(sort $(subst :,\:,$(CLI_ARGS))):;@:)
 
-ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),)
-PRIMARY_GOAL := help
-else
 PRIMARY_GOAL := $(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS))
+ifeq ($(PRIMARY_GOAL),)
+    PRIMARY_GOAL := help
 endif
 
 include docker/.env