diff --git a/client/jansson/Makefile b/client/jansson/Makefile
index 226e87cc3..8e138462b 100644
--- a/client/jansson/Makefile
+++ b/client/jansson/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ SYSLIBS=
 MYLIBS=
 MYOBJS=
 
-all: $(CMDOBJS)
+$(LIB_A): $(CMDOBJS)
 	$(AR) $(LIB_A) $(CMDOBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $(LIB_A)
 
+all: $(LIB_A)
+
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(CLEAN)
 	$(RM) $(LIB_A)
diff --git a/client/tinycbor/Makefile b/client/tinycbor/Makefile
index 511f57f7a..86e356bbd 100644
--- a/client/tinycbor/Makefile
+++ b/client/tinycbor/Makefile
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ SYSLIBS=
 MYLIBS=
 MYOBJS=
 
-all: $(CMDOBJS)
+$(LIB_A): $(CMDOBJS)
 	$(AR) $(LIB_A) $(CMDOBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $(LIB_A)
 
+all: $(LIB_A)
+
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(CLEAN)
 	$(RM) $(LIB_A)
diff --git a/common/mbedtls/Makefile b/common/mbedtls/Makefile
index d57809c56..11bb22f07 100644
--- a/common/mbedtls/Makefile
+++ b/common/mbedtls/Makefile
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ SYSLIBS=
 MYLIBS=
 MYOBJS=
 
-all: $(CMDOBJS)
+$(LIB_A): $(CMDOBJS)
 	$(AR) $(LIB_A) $(CMDOBJS)
 	$(RANLIB) $(LIB_A)
 
+all: $(LIB_A)
+
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(CLEAN)
 	$(RM) $(LIB_A)