--- uppsrc/ide/Builders/Build.cpp
+++ uppsrc/ide/Builders/Build.cpp
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 				<< svn_info <<
 				"\n"
 				".PHONY: prepare\n"
-				"prepare:\n";
+				"prepare:";
 		}
 		config << mf.config;
 		install << mf.install;
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
 	makefile
 		<< config
 		<< install
-		<< "\n"
+		<< "\n\n"
 		"$(OutFile): build_info " << linkdep << "\n\t" << linkfiles << linkfileend << " -Wl,--end-group\n\n"
 		<< rules
 		<< ".PHONY: clean\n"
--- uppsrc/ide/Builders/MakeFile.cpp
+++ uppsrc/ide/Builders/MakeFile.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 			makefile.config << " -L" << GetMakePath(AdjustMakePath(GetHostPathQ(libpath[i])));
 		makefile.config << "\n"
 			"AR = ar -sr\n\n";
-		makefile.install << "\t-mkdir -p $(OutDir)\n";
 		Vector<String> lib;
 		String lnk;
 		lnk << "$(LINKER)";
@@ -124,7 +123,8 @@
 		<< GetMakePath(AdjustMakePath(String().Cat() << package << '/' << method << '-' << Join(x, "-") << '/')) << "\n"
 		<< macros << " = " << macdef << "\n";
 
-	makefile.install << "\t-mkdir -p $(" << outdir << ")\n";
+	makefile.install << " \\\n\t$(" << outdir << ")";
+	makefile.rules << "$(" << outdir << "):\n\tmkdir -p $(" << outdir << ")\n\n";
 
 	String libdep, libfiles;