diff --git a/make/image-update.mk b/make/image-update.mk
index ea2a55ae..fc96f4f6 100644
--- a/make/image-update.mk
+++ b/make/image-update.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,35 @@
 #
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+BOXSERIES_UPDATE = hd2 hd51
+ifneq ($(DEBUG), yes)
+	BOXSERIES_UPDATE += hd1
+endif
+
+neutrino-update \
+ni-neutrino-update:
+	make u-neutrino
+
+neutrino-updates \
+ni-neutrino-updates:
+	for boxseries in $(BOXSERIES_UPDATE); do \
+		$(MAKE) BOXSERIES=$${boxseries} clean neutrino-update || exit; \
+	done;
+	make clean
+
+neutrino-full-update \
+ni-neutrino-full-update:
+	make u-neutrino-full
+
+neutrino-full-updates \
+ni-neutrino-full-updates:
+	for boxseries in $(BOXSERIES_UPDATE); do \
+		$(MAKE) BOXSERIES=$${boxseries} clean neutrino-full-update || exit; \
+	done;
+	make clean
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 u-neutrino: neutrino-clean
 	$(MAKE) u-init
 	echo "killall start_neutrino neutrino; sleep 5"	>> $(PREINSTALL_SH)
@@ -166,6 +195,11 @@ u-update-bin:
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+PHONY += neutrino-update ni-neutrino-update
+PHONY += neutrino-updates ni-neutrino-updates
+PHONY += neutrino-full-update ni-neutrino-full-update
+PHONY += neutrino-full-updates ni-neutrino-full-updates
+
 PHONY += u-neutrino
 PHONY += u-neutrino-full
 PHONY += u-update.urls
diff --git a/make/ni.mk b/make/ni.mk
index f9b8914f..e409c24d 100644
--- a/make/ni.mk
+++ b/make/ni.mk
@@ -1,45 +1,13 @@
 #
-# custom ni-makefile - just a collection of targets
+# makefile to build ni-images; just a collection of targets
 #
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-init: preqs crosstools bootstrap
-
-# -- wrapper-targets for Neutrino-Updates -------------------------------------
-
-BOXSERIES_UPDATE = hd2 hd51
-ifneq ($(DEBUG), yes)
-	BOXSERIES_UPDATE += hd1
-endif
-
-neutrino-update \
-ni-neutrino-update:
-	make u-neutrino
-
-neutrino-updates \
-ni-neutrino-updates:
-	for boxseries in $(BOXSERIES_UPDATE); do \
-		$(MAKE) BOXSERIES=$${boxseries} clean neutrino-update || exit; \
-	done;
-	make clean
-
-neutrino-full-update \
-ni-neutrino-full-update:
-	make u-neutrino-full
-
-neutrino-full-updates \
-ni-neutrino-full-updates:
-	for boxseries in $(BOXSERIES_UPDATE); do \
-		$(MAKE) BOXSERIES=$${boxseries} clean neutrino-full-update || exit; \
-	done;
-	make clean
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 BOXMODEL_IMAGE = apollo kronos kronos_v2 hd51
 ifneq ($(DEBUG), yes)
 	BOXMODEL_IMAGE += nevis
 endif
+
 images \
 ni-images:
 	for boxmodel in $(BOXMODEL_IMAGE); do \
@@ -140,10 +108,6 @@ changelogs:
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += init
-PHONY += neutrino-update ni-neutrino-update
-PHONY += neutrino-updates ni-neutrino-updates
-PHONY += neutrino-full-update ni-neutrino-full-update
-PHONY += neutrino-full-updates ni-neutrino-full-updates
 PHONY += images ni-images
 PHONY += personalized-image
 PHONY += image ni-image
diff --git a/make/prerequisites.mk b/make/prerequisites.mk
index 0541abf8..85f225f8 100644
--- a/make/prerequisites.mk
+++ b/make/prerequisites.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+init: preqs crosstools bootstrap
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 TOOLCHECK  = find-git find-svn find-gzip find-bzip2 find-patch find-gawk
 TOOLCHECK += find-makeinfo find-automake find-gcc find-libtool find-bison
 TOOLCHECK += find-yacc find-flex find-tic find-pkg-config find-help2man