diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c63de4e36c..1fcbaed62c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ ROM_DIRS_RULES=$(foreach t, all clean, $(addsuffix /$(t), $(ROM_DIRS)))
 $(ROM_DIRS_RULES):
 	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(dir $@) V="$(V)" TARGET_DIR="$(dir $@)" CFLAGS="$(filter -O% -g%,$(CFLAGS))" $(notdir $@),)
 
+.PHONY: recurse-all recurse-clean recurse-install
 recurse-all: $(addsuffix /all, $(TARGET_DIRS) $(ROM_DIRS))
 recurse-clean: $(addsuffix /clean, $(TARGET_DIRS) $(ROM_DIRS))
 recurse-install: $(addsuffix /install, $(TARGET_DIRS))