diff --git a/make/images.mk b/make/images.mk
index 26170f16..8a36e317 100644
--- a/make/images.mk
+++ b/make/images.mk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ flash-image-coolstream: IMAGE_NAME=$(IMAGE_PREFIX)-$(IMAGE_SUFFIX)
 flash-image-coolstream: IMAGE_DESC="$(BOXNAME) [$(IMAGE_SUFFIX)][$(BOXSERIES)] $(shell echo $(IMAGE_TYPE_STRING) | sed 's/.*/\u&/')"
 flash-image-coolstream: IMAGE_MD5FILE=$(IMAGE_TYPE_STRING)-$(IMAGE_SUFFIX).txt
 flash-image-coolstream: IMAGE_DATE=$(shell cat $(ROOTFS)/.version | grep "^version=" | cut -d= -f2 | cut -c 5-)
-flash-image-coolstream: | $(IMAGE_DIR)
+flash-image-coolstream:
 	make devtable
 	mkfs.jffs2 -e $(ERASE_SIZE) $(MKFSFLAGS) -o $(IMAGE_DIR)/$(IMAGE_NAME).img
 	make devtable-remove
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ flash-image-armbox: IMAGE_NAME=$(IMAGE_PREFIX)-$(IMAGE_SUFFIX)
 flash-image-armbox: IMAGE_DESC="$(BOXNAME) [$(IMAGE_SUFFIX)] $(shell echo $(IMAGE_TYPE_STRING) | sed 's/.*/\u&/')"
 flash-image-armbox: IMAGE_MD5FILE=$(IMAGE_TYPE_STRING)-$(IMAGE_SUFFIX).txt
 flash-image-armbox: IMAGE_DATE=$(shell cat $(ROOTFS)/.version | grep "^version=" | cut -d= -f2 | cut -c 5-)
-flash-image-armbox: | $(IMAGE_DIR)
+flash-image-armbox:
 	mkdir -p $(IMAGE_BUILD_TMP)/$(BOXMODEL)
 	cp $(KERNEL_ZIMAGE_DTB) $(IMAGE_BUILD_TMP)/$(BOXMODEL)/kernel.bin
 	$(CD) $(ROOTFS); \
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ STORAGE_PARTITION_OFFSET = "$(shell expr $(LINUX_SWAP_PARTITION_OFFSET) \+ $(LIN
 #STORAGE_PARTITION_SIZE = 204800 # remaining flash memory
 
 flash-image-armbox-multi: IMAGE_NAME=$(IMAGE_PREFIX)-$(IMAGE_SUFFIX)
-flash-image-armbox-multi: | $(IMAGE_DIR)
+flash-image-armbox-multi:
 	mkdir -p $(IMAGE_BUILD_TMP)
 	# Create a sparse image block
 	dd if=/dev/zero of=$(IMAGE_BUILD_TMP)/$(HD51_IMAGE_LINK) seek=$(shell expr $(ROOTFS_PARTITION_SIZE) \* $(BLOCK_SECTOR)) count=0 bs=$(BLOCK_SIZE)
diff --git a/make/linux-kernel.mk b/make/linux-kernel.mk
index b3595e3c..bfbef2e2 100644
--- a/make/linux-kernel.mk
+++ b/make/linux-kernel.mk
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ $(D)/kernel: $(D)/kernel-$(BOXTYPE) $(D)/kernel-modules-$(BOXTYPE)
 $(D)/kernel-coolstream: $(D)/kernel-coolstream-$(BOXSERIES)
 	$(TOUCH)
 
-$(D)/kernel-coolstream-hd1: $(D)/kernel.do_compile | $(IMAGE_DIR)
+$(D)/kernel-coolstream-hd1: $(D)/kernel.do_compile
 	mkimage -A $(BOXARCH) -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x48000 -e 0x48000 -n "$(KERNEL_NAME)" -d $(KERNEL_UIMAGE) $(IMAGE_DIR)/kernel-$(BOXTYPE_SC)-$(BOXMODEL)-uImage.img
 	mkimage -A $(BOXARCH) -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x48000 -e 0x48000 -n "$(KERNEL_NAME)" -d $(KERNEL_ZIMAGE) $(IMAGE_DIR)/kernel-$(BOXTYPE_SC)-$(BOXMODEL)-zImage.img
 	$(TOUCH)
 
-$(D)/kernel-coolstream-hd2: $(D)/kernel.do_compile | $(IMAGE_DIR)
+$(D)/kernel-coolstream-hd2: $(D)/kernel.do_compile
 	mkimage -A $(BOXARCH) -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x8000 -e 0x8000 -n "$(KERNEL_NAME)" -d $(KERNEL_ZIMAGE_DTB) $(IMAGE_DIR)/kernel-$(BOXTYPE_SC)-$(BOXMODEL)-vmlinux.ub.gz
 ifeq ($(BOXFAMILY), apollo)
   ifeq ($(BOXMODEL), apollo)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ifeq ($(BOXFAMILY), apollo)
 endif
 	$(TOUCH)
 
-$(D)/kernel-armbox: $(D)/kernel.do_compile | $(IMAGE_DIR)
+$(D)/kernel-armbox: $(D)/kernel.do_compile
 	cp -a $(KERNEL_ZIMAGE_DTB) $(IMAGE_DIR)/kernel-$(BOXTYPE_SC)-$(BOXMODEL).bin
 	$(TOUCH)