diff --git a/libs/libc/Makefile b/libs/libc/Makefile
index b97ef2ac084..a94d4a97bf0 100644
--- a/libs/libc/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libc/Makefile
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ endif
 # C library for the kernel phase of the two-pass kernel build
 
 ifneq ($(BIN),$(KBIN))
-$(KBIN):
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) $(KBIN) BIN=$(KBIN) BINDIR=kbin EXTRAFLAGS="$(EXTRAFLAGS)"
+$(KBIN): $(OBJS)
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) $(KBIN) BIN=$(KBIN) EXTRAFLAGS="$(EXTRAFLAGS)"
 endif
 
 # Context
diff --git a/libs/libnx/Makefile b/libs/libnx/Makefile
index 263c399d482..81a36263e0c 100644
--- a/libs/libnx/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libnx/Makefile
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ $(BIN): $(OBJS)
 # NX library for the kernel phase of the two-pass kernel build
 
 ifneq ($(BIN),$(KBIN))
-$(KBIN):
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) $(KBIN) BIN=$(KBIN) BINDIR=kbin EXTRAFLAGS="$(EXTRAFLAGS)"
+$(KBIN): $(OBJS)
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) $(KBIN) BIN=$(KBIN) EXTRAFLAGS="$(EXTRAFLAGS)"
 endif
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile
index 323a8ed33c2..c34f5e1ba69 100644
--- a/mm/Makefile
+++ b/mm/Makefile
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ $(BIN):	$(OBJS)
 # Memory manager for the kernel phase of the two-pass kernel build
 
 ifneq ($(BIN),$(KBIN))
-$(KBIN):
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) $(KBIN) BIN=$(KBIN) BINDIR=kbin EXTRAFLAGS="$(EXTRAFLAGS)"
+$(KBIN): $(OBJS)
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) $(KBIN) BIN=$(KBIN) EXTRAFLAGS="$(EXTRAFLAGS)"
 endif
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/tools/LibTargets.mk b/tools/LibTargets.mk
index 06d1f3db722..1d49e9b6f04 100644
--- a/tools/LibTargets.mk
+++ b/tools/LibTargets.mk
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
 # Possible kernel-mode builds
 
 libs$(DELIM)libc$(DELIM)libkc$(LIBEXT): pass2dep
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C libs$(DELIM)libc libkc$(LIBEXT) EXTRAFLAGS="$(KDEFINE) $(EXTRAFLAGS)"
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C libs$(DELIM)libc libkc$(LIBEXT) BINDIR=kbin EXTRAFLAGS="$(KDEFINE) $(EXTRAFLAGS)"
 
 staging$(DELIM)libkc$(LIBEXT): libs$(DELIM)libc$(DELIM)libkc$(LIBEXT)
 	$(Q) $(call INSTALL_LIB,$<,$@)
 
 libs$(DELIM)libnx$(DELIM)libknx$(LIBEXT): pass2dep
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C libs$(DELIM)libnx libknx$(LIBEXT) EXTRAFLAGS="$(KDEFINE) $(EXTRAFLAGS)"
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C libs$(DELIM)libnx libknx$(LIBEXT) BINDIR=kbin EXTRAFLAGS="$(KDEFINE) $(EXTRAFLAGS)"
 
 staging$(DELIM)libknx$(LIBEXT): libs$(DELIM)libnx$(DELIM)libknx$(LIBEXT)
 	$(Q) $(call INSTALL_LIB,$<,$@)
 
 mm$(DELIM)libkmm$(LIBEXT): pass2dep
-	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C mm libkmm$(LIBEXT) EXTRAFLAGS="$(KDEFINE) $(EXTRAFLAGS)"
+	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C mm libkmm$(LIBEXT) BINDIR=kbin EXTRAFLAGS="$(KDEFINE) $(EXTRAFLAGS)"
 
 staging$(DELIM)libkmm$(LIBEXT): mm$(DELIM)libkmm$(LIBEXT)
 	$(Q) $(call INSTALL_LIB,$<,$@)