diff --git a/tools/Makefile.unix b/tools/Makefile.unix
index 58d80df9d8c..ca58293a905 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.unix
+++ b/tools/Makefile.unix
@@ -266,14 +266,12 @@ tools/cnvwindeps$(HOSTEXEEXT):
 include/arch: .clean_context
 	@echo "LN: include/arch to $(ARCH_DIR)/include"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH_DIR)/include include/arch
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 # Link the boards/<arch>/<chip>/<board>/include directory to include/arch/board
 
 include/arch/board: include/arch
 	@echo "LN: include/arch/board to $(BOARD_DIR)/include"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)/include include/arch/board
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 ifneq ($(BOARD_COMMON_DIR),)
 # Link the boards/<arch>/<chip>/common dir to arch/<arch-name>/src/board
@@ -284,14 +282,12 @@ $(ARCH_SRC)/board: .clean_context
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR) $(ARCH_SRC)/board
 	@echo "LN: $(ARCH_SRC)/board/board to $(BOARD_DIR)/src"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)/src $(ARCH_SRC)/board/board
-	$(Q) touch $@
 else
 # Link the boards/<arch>/<chip>/<board>/src dir to arch/<arch-name>/src/board
 
 $(ARCH_SRC)/board: .clean_context
 	@echo "LN: $(ARCH_SRC)/board to $(BOARD_DIR)/src"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)/src $(ARCH_SRC)/board
-	$(Q) touch $@
 endif
 
 # Link the boards/<arch>/<chip>/drivers dir to drivers/platform
@@ -299,7 +295,6 @@ endif
 drivers/platform: .clean_context
 	@echo "LN: $(TOPDIR)/drivers/platform to $(BOARD_DRIVERS_DIR)"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DRIVERS_DIR) $(TOPDIR)/drivers/platform
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 # Link arch/<arch-name>/src/<chip-name> to arch/<arch-name>/src/chip
 
@@ -312,7 +307,6 @@ else ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP),)
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH_SRC)/$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP) $(ARCH_SRC)/chip
 endif
 	$(Q) cp -f $(CHIP_KCONFIG) $(TOPDIR)/arch/dummy/Kconfig
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 # Link arch/<arch-name>/include/<chip-name> to include/arch/chip
 
@@ -324,7 +318,6 @@ else ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP),)
 	@echo "LN: include/arch/chip to $(ARCH_INC)/$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP)"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH_INC)/$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP) include/arch/chip
 endif
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 dirlinks: include/arch include/arch/board include/arch/chip $(ARCH_SRC)/board $(ARCH_SRC)/chip drivers/platform
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C libs/libxx dirlinks 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.win b/tools/Makefile.win
index 0369c62670f..bb551b5776f 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.win
+++ b/tools/Makefile.win
@@ -245,14 +245,12 @@ tools\mkdeps$(HOSTEXEEXT):
 include\arch: .clean_context
 	@echo LN: include\arch to $(ARCH_DIR)\include
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)\$(ARCH_DIR)\include include\arch
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 # Link the boards\<arch>\<chip>\<board>\include directory to include\arch\board
 
 include\arch\board: include\arch
 	@echo LN: include\arch\board to $(BOARD_DIR)\include
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)\include include\arch\board
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 ifneq ($(BOARD_COMMON_DIR),)
 # Link the boards\<arch>\<chip>\common dir to arch\<arch-name>\src\board
@@ -263,14 +261,12 @@ $(ARCH_SRC)\board: .clean_context
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR) $(ARCH_SRC)\board
 	@echo "LN: $(ARCH_SRC)\board\board to $(BOARD_DIR)\src"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)\src $(ARCH_SRC)\board\board
-	$(Q) touch $@
 else
 # Link the boards\<arch>\<chip>\<board>\src dir to arch\<arch-name>\src\board
 
 $(ARCH_SRC)\board: .clean_context
 	@echo LN: $(ARCH_SRC)\board to $(BOARD_DIR)\src
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)\src $(ARCH_SRC)\board
-	$(Q) touch $@
 endif
 
 # Link the boards\<arch>\<chip>\drivers dir to drivers\platform
@@ -278,7 +274,6 @@ endif
 drivers\platform: .clean_context
 	@echo LN: $(TOPDIR)\drivers\platform to $(BOARD_DRIVERS_DIR)
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DRIVERS_DIR) $(TOPDIR)\drivers\platform
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 # Link arch\<arch-name>\src\<chip-name> to arch\<arch-name>\src\chip
 
@@ -291,7 +286,6 @@ else ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP),)
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)\$(ARCH_SRC)\$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP) $(ARCH_SRC)\chip
 endif
 	$(Q) cp -f $(CHIP_KCONFIG) $(TOPDIR)\arch\dummy\Kconfig
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 # Link arch\<arch-name>\include\<chip-name> to arch\<arch-name>\include\chip
 
@@ -303,7 +297,6 @@ else ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP),)
 	@echo LN: include\arch\chip to $(ARCH_INC)\$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP)
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)\$(ARCH_INC)\$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP) include\arch\chip
 endif
-	$(Q) touch $@
 
 dirlinks: include\arch include\arch\board include\arch\chip $(ARCH_SRC)\board $(ARCH_SRC)\chip drivers\platform
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C libs/libxx dirlinks