diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ea64b3698..6cf5f1ce1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 # You shouldn't need to mess with anything beyond this point...
 #--------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Delete default rules. We don't use them. This saves a bit of time.
+.SUFFIXES:
+
 # we want bash as shell
 SHELL := $(shell if [ -x "$$BASH" ]; then echo $$BASH; \
 	 else if [ -x /bin/bash ]; then echo /bin/bash; \