diff --git a/lib/Makefile.bsd-lib b/lib/Makefile.bsd-lib
index 4ab776aa..ec7cae44 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.bsd-lib
+++ b/lib/Makefile.bsd-lib
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 # BSDLIB_INSTALL_DIR = $(SHLIBDIR)
 #
 
-all:: pic image
+all:: image
 
-real-subdirs:: pic
+real-subdirs:: Makefile
 	@echo "	MKDIR pic"
 	@mkdir -p pic
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.checker b/lib/Makefile.checker
index 95974fad..8382a510 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.checker
+++ b/lib/Makefile.checker
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all:: checker $(LIBRARY)_chk.a
+all:: $(LIBRARY)_chk.a
 
 real-subdirs:: Makefile
 	@echo "	MKDIR checker"
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.darwin-lib b/lib/Makefile.darwin-lib
index c9e44cc5..3052b2e0 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.darwin-lib
+++ b/lib/Makefile.darwin-lib
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # BSDLIB_INSTALL_DIR = $(SHLIBDIR)
 #
 
-all:: pic image
+all:: image
 
 real-subdirs:: Makefile
 	@echo "	MKDIR pic"
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.profile b/lib/Makefile.profile
index deaa7cbe..a2e77c69 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.profile
+++ b/lib/Makefile.profile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-all:: profiled $(LIBRARY)_p.a
+all:: $(LIBRARY)_p.a
 
 real-subdirs:: Makefile
-	@echo "	MKDIR $@"
+	@echo "	MKDIR profiled"
 	@mkdir -p profiled
 
 clean::
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.solaris-lib b/lib/Makefile.solaris-lib
index 08745928..fcadfa3d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.solaris-lib
+++ b/lib/Makefile.solaris-lib
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # ELF_INSTALL_DIR = $(SHLIBDIR)
 # ELF_OTHER_LIBS = -lc
 
-all:: elfshared image
+all:: image
 
 real-subdirs:: Makefile
 	@echo "	MKDIR elfshared"