diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b335f2a1ec..a3c4bb4421 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -172,34 +172,34 @@ qapi-dir := qapi-generated
 test-visitor.o test-qmp-commands.o qemu-ga$(EXESUF): QEMU_CFLAGS += -I $(qapi-dir)
 qemu-ga$(EXESUF): LIBS = $(LIBS_QGA)
 
-$(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-types.c: $(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-types.h
-$(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-types.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py
+$(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-types.c $(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-types.h :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py -o "$(qapi-dir)" -p "test-" < $<, "  GEN   $@")
-$(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-visit.c: $(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-visit.h
-$(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-visit.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+$(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-visit.c $(qapi-dir)/test-qapi-visit.h :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py -o "$(qapi-dir)" -p "test-" < $<, "  GEN   $@")
-$(qapi-dir)/test-qmp-commands.h: $(qapi-dir)/test-qmp-marshal.c
-$(qapi-dir)/test-qmp-marshal.c: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py
+$(qapi-dir)/test-qmp-commands.h $(qapi-dir)/test-qmp-marshal.c :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-test.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py
 	    $(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py -o "$(qapi-dir)" -p "test-" < $<, "  GEN   $@")
 
-$(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.c: $(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.h
-$(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py
+$(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.c $(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-types.h :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py -o "$(qapi-dir)" -p "qga-" < $<, "  GEN   $@")
-$(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-visit.c: $(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-visit.h
-$(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-visit.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+$(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-visit.c $(qapi-dir)/qga-qapi-visit.h :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py -o "$(qapi-dir)" -p "qga-" < $<, "  GEN   $@")
-$(qapi-dir)/qga-qmp-commands.h: $(qapi-dir)/qga-qmp-marshal.c
-$(qapi-dir)/qga-qmp-marshal.c: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py
+$(qapi-dir)/qga-qmp-commands.h $(qapi-dir)/qga-qmp-marshal.c :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema-guest.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py -o "$(qapi-dir)" -p "qga-" < $<, "  GEN   $@")
 
-qapi-types.c: qapi-types.h
-qapi-types.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py
+qapi-types.c qapi-types.h :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-types.py -o "." < $<, "  GEN   $@")
-qapi-visit.c: qapi-visit.h
-qapi-visit.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py
+qapi-visit.c qapi-visit.h :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-visit.py -o "."  < $<, "  GEN   $@")
-qmp-commands.h: qmp-marshal.c
-qmp-marshal.c: $(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py
+qmp-commands.h qmp-marshal.c :\
+$(SRC_PATH)/qapi-schema.json $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py
 	$(call quiet-command,$(PYTHON) $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/qapi-commands.py -m -o "." < $<, "  GEN   $@")
 
 test-visitor.o: $(addprefix $(qapi-dir)/, test-qapi-types.c test-qapi-types.h test-qapi-visit.c test-qapi-visit.h) $(qapi-obj-y)