diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 413e565dae..b90ec32b25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -457,12 +457,12 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(HOST_DIR),$(BASE_DIR)/host)
 HOST_DIR_SYMLINK = $(BASE_DIR)/host
-$(HOST_DIR_SYMLINK): $(BASE_DIR)
+$(HOST_DIR_SYMLINK): | $(BASE_DIR)
 	ln -snf $(HOST_DIR) $(HOST_DIR_SYMLINK)
 endif
 
 STAGING_DIR_SYMLINK = $(BASE_DIR)/staging
-$(STAGING_DIR_SYMLINK): $(BASE_DIR)
+$(STAGING_DIR_SYMLINK): | $(BASE_DIR)
 	ln -snf $(STAGING_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_SYMLINK)
 
 # Quotes are needed for spaces and all in the original PATH content.