diff --git a/Makefile.unix b/Makefile.unix
index 1ccae8b123..bfdc3c5a8d 100644
--- a/Makefile.unix
+++ b/Makefile.unix
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ include/arch: .config
 
 # Link the configs/<board-name>/include directory to include/arch/board
 
-include/arch/board: include/arch Make.defs include/arch
+include/arch/board: include/arch
 	@echo "LN: include/arch/board to $(BOARD_DIR)/include"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(BOARD_DIR)/include include/arch/board
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ endif
 
 # Link arch/<arch-name>/src/<chip-name> to arch/<arch-name>/src/chip
 
-include/arch/chip: include/arch Make.defs
+include/arch/chip: include/arch
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP),)
 	@echo "LN: include/arch/chip to $(ARCH_INC)/$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP)"
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)/$(ARCH_INC)/$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP) include/arch/chip
diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index e9eff22e90..a023c6e013 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ endif
 
 # Link the configs\<board-name>\include directory to include\arch\board
 
-include\arch\board: include\arch Make.defs include\arch
+include\arch\board: include\arch
 	@echo LN: include\arch\board to $(BOARD_DIR)\include
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_MKLINK),y)
 	$(Q) /user:administrator mklink /d include\arch\board $(BOARD_DIR)\include
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ endif
 
 # Link arch\<arch-name>\src\<chip-name> to arch\<arch-name>\src\chip
 
-include\arch\chip: include\arch Make.defs
+include\arch\chip: include\arch
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP),)
 	@echo LN: include\arch\chip to $(ARCH_INC)\$(CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_WINDOWS_MKLINK),y)