diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile
index 04f3bebceb5..b84e0b7c786 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile
@@ -63,4 +63,10 @@ config.h: config.h.fbsd
 	sed -e 's,!!TRAD_HEADER!!,,g' ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endif
 
+elf32-target.h: elfxx-target.h
+	sed -e s/NN/32/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
+
+elf64-target.h: elfxx-target.h
+	sed -e s/NN/64/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
+
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.alpha b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.alpha
index ea01cda6392..2eb54ed9956 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.alpha
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.alpha
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_VECTOR=${DEFAULT_VECTOR}
 .endif
 
 CLEANFILES+=	elf64-target.h
-elf64-target.h: elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/64/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.amd64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.amd64
index 012ff129535..a87af3523bc 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.amd64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.amd64
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ SRCS+=	elf64-amd64-fbsd.c elf64-target.h elf64-gen.c elf64.c
 
 CLEANFILES+=	elf64-target.h
 
-elf64-target.h:	elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/64/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
-
 CLEANFILES+=	elf64-amd64-fbsd.c
 
 elf64-amd64-fbsd.c: ${.CURDIR}/elf-fbsd-brand.c ${SRCDIR}/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.i386 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.i386
index 9f3b4e43276..f940958bcc6 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.i386
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.i386
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@ VECS+=	i386pe_vec i386pei_vec
 .endif
 
 CLEANFILES+=	elf32-target.h
-elf32-target.h:	elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/32/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.ia64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.ia64
index 1831e1a3d19..6b91b92d46c 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.ia64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.ia64
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ GENSRCS= elf32-target.h elf64-target.h elf64-ia64.c pepigen.c # peigen.c
 SRCS+=	${GENSRCS}
 CLEANFILES+=	${GENSRCS}
 
-elf32-target.h: elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/32/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
-
-elf64-target.h: elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/64/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
-
 elf64-ia64.c: elfxx-ia64.c
 	sed -e s/NN/64/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.powerpc b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.powerpc
index df0c57fc36f..f4eb885b2fa 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -21,5 +21,3 @@ CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_VECTOR=${DEFAULT_VECTOR}
 .endif
 
 CLEANFILES+=	elf32-target.h
-elf32-target.h: elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/32/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.sparc64 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.sparc64
index 868a5f126a6..13fbec98df7 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.sparc64
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/libbfd/Makefile.sparc64
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ CFLAGS+= -DDEFAULT_VECTOR=${DEFAULT_VECTOR}
 .endif
 
 CLEANFILES+=	elf32-target.h elf64-target.h
-elf32-target.h:	elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/32/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
-
-elf64-target.h:	elfxx-target.h
-	sed -e s/NN/64/g ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 CLEANFILES+=	elf64-sparc%FIXED.c
 elf64-sparc%FIXED.c: elf64-sparc.c elf64-sparc.c-bad-rtld.diff