diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5d48452..c253bb2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,21 +88,22 @@ APPLICATION_VERSION_DEBIAN = $(shell echo $(APPLICATION_VERSION) | tr "-" "~")
 # Rules
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app:
+release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-dependencies/node_modules: package.json npm-shrinkwrap.json
+	./scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh -p -r "$(TARGET_ARCH)" -v "$(ELECTRON_VERSION)" -x $(dir $@) -t electron
+
+release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-dependencies/bower_components: bower.json
+	./scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh -p -x $(dir $@)
+
+release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app: \
+	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-dependencies/node_modules \
+	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-dependencies/bower_components
 	./scripts/unix/electron-create-resources-app.sh -s . -f "$(APPLICATION_FILES)" -o $@
-
-release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app/node_modules:\
-	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app
-	./scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh -p -r "$(TARGET_ARCH)" -v "$(ELECTRON_VERSION)" -x $< -t electron
-
-release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app/bower_components:\
-	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app
-	./scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh -p -x $<
+	for prerequisite in $^; do \
+		cp -rf $$prerequisite $@; \
+	done
 
 release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app.asar: \
-	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app \
-	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app/node_modules \
-	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app/bower_components
+	release/electron-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH)-app
 	./scripts/unix/electron-create-asar.sh -d $< -o $@
 
 release/$(APPLICATION_NAME)-$(TARGET_PLATFORM)-$(TARGET_ARCH): \
diff --git a/scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh b/scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh
index 05c1e788..7f8db8b3 100755
--- a/scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh
+++ b/scripts/unix/dependencies-bower.sh
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ if [ "$ARGV_PRODUCTION" == "true" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$ARGV_PREFIX" ]; then
+  cp "$PWD/bower.json" "$ARGV_PREFIX"
   pushd "$ARGV_PREFIX"
   bower install $INSTALL_OPTS
+  rm bower.json
   popd
 else
   bower install $INSTALL_OPTS
diff --git a/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh b/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh
index e3139934..601db3de 100755
--- a/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh
+++ b/scripts/unix/dependencies-npm.sh
@@ -97,12 +97,24 @@ if [ "$ARGV_PRODUCTION" == "true" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$ARGV_PREFIX" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$ARGV_PREFIX"
   INSTALL_OPTS="$INSTALL_OPTS --prefix=$ARGV_PREFIX"
+  cp "$PWD/package.json" "$ARGV_PREFIX"
+
+  if [ -f "$PWD/npm-shrinkwrap.json" ]; then
+    cp "$PWD/npm-shrinkwrap.json" "$ARGV_PREFIX"
+  fi
 fi
 
 npm install $INSTALL_OPTS
 
-# Using `--prefix` might cause npm to create an empty `etc` directory
-if [ -n "$ARGV_PREFIX" ] && [ ! "$(ls -A "$ARGV_PREFIX/etc")" ]; then
-  rm -rf "$ARGV_PREFIX/etc"
+if [ -n "$ARGV_PREFIX" ]; then
+  rm -f "$ARGV_PREFIX/package.json"
+  rm -f "$ARGV_PREFIX/npm-shrinkwrap.json"
+
+  # Using `--prefix` might cause npm to create an empty `etc` directory
+  if [ ! "$(ls -A "$ARGV_PREFIX/etc")" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$ARGV_PREFIX/etc"
+  fi
+
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/unix/electron-create-resources-app.sh b/scripts/unix/electron-create-resources-app.sh
index c2353a63..85344e3f 100755
--- a/scripts/unix/electron-create-resources-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/unix/electron-create-resources-app.sh
@@ -51,17 +51,7 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p "$ARGV_OUTPUT"
 
-function copy_file_if_it_exists() {
-  local file=$1
-
-  if [ -f "$ARGV_SOURCE_DIRECTORY/$file" ]; then
-    cp "$ARGV_SOURCE_DIRECTORY/$file" "$ARGV_OUTPUT"
-  fi
-}
-
-copy_file_if_it_exists "package.json"
-copy_file_if_it_exists "npm-shrinkwrap.json"
-copy_file_if_it_exists "bower.json"
+cp "$ARGV_SOURCE_DIRECTORY/package.json" "$ARGV_OUTPUT"
 
 for file in $(echo "$ARGV_FILES" | sed "s/,/ /g"); do
   cp -rf "$file" "$ARGV_OUTPUT"