diff --git a/bin/sh/Makefile b/bin/sh/Makefile
index 039da7309ad..fafc223b4b2 100644
--- a/bin/sh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/Makefile
@@ -44,22 +44,25 @@ build-tools: mknodes mksyntax
 
 DEPENDOBJS+= mknodes mksyntax
 mknodes mksyntax: ${BUILD_TOOLS_META}
+builtins.c builtins.h: mkbuiltins
+syntax.c syntax.h: mksyntax
+nodes.c nodes.h: mknodes
 .endif
 
 .ORDER: builtins.c builtins.h
 builtins.h: .NOMETA
-builtins.c builtins.h: mkbuiltins builtins.def
+builtins.c builtins.h: builtins.def
 	sh ${.CURDIR}/mkbuiltins ${.CURDIR}
 
 
 .ORDER: nodes.c nodes.h
 nodes.h: .NOMETA
-nodes.c nodes.h: mknodes nodetypes nodes.c.pat
+nodes.c nodes.h: nodetypes nodes.c.pat
 	${BTOOLSPATH:U.}/mknodes ${.CURDIR}/nodetypes ${.CURDIR}/nodes.c.pat
 
 .ORDER: syntax.c syntax.h
 syntax.h: .NOMETA
-syntax.c syntax.h: mksyntax
+syntax.c syntax.h:
 	${BTOOLSPATH:U.}/mksyntax
 
 token.h: mktokens
diff --git a/usr.bin/awk/Makefile b/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
index f604684804f..ee8f7c3f282 100644
--- a/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ CLEANFILES= maketab proctab.c awkgram.tab.h
 awkgram.tab.h: awkgram.h
 	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC:M*.h} ${.TARGET}
 
-proctab.c: maketab awkgram.tab.h
+proctab.c: awkgram.tab.h
 	${BTOOLSPATH:U.}/maketab awkgram.tab.h > proctab.c
 
 .if ${MACHINE} == "host" || ${MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD} == "no"
 DEPENDOBJS+= maketab
 build-tools: maketab
+proctab.c: maketab
 maketab: awkgram.tab.h ${BUILD_TOOLS_META}
 .endif