diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d5834507a..d2aa740668 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -209,12 +209,13 @@ TARGETS+=erase-fakeroots
 TARGETS_CLEAN:=$(patsubst %,%-clean,$(TARGETS))
 TARGETS_SOURCE:=$(patsubst %,%-source,$(TARGETS))
 TARGETS_DIRCLEAN:=$(patsubst %,%-dirclean,$(TARGETS))
-
+TARGETS_ALL:=$(patsubst %,__real_tgt_%,$(TARGETS))
 # all targets depend on the crosscompiler and it's prerequisites
-$(TARGETS): $(BASE_TARGETS)
+$(TARGETS_ALL): __real_tgt_%: $(BASE_TARGETS) %
 
 $(BR2_DEPENDS_DIR): .config
 	rm -rf $@
+	mkdir -p $(@D)
 	cp -dpRf $(CONFIG)/buildroot-config $@
 
 dirs: $(DL_DIR) $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR) \
@@ -223,11 +224,11 @@ dirs: $(DL_DIR) $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR) \
 
 $(BASE_TARGETS): dirs
 
-world: dependencies dirs target-host-info $(BASE_TARGETS) $(TARGETS)
+world: dependencies dirs target-host-info $(BASE_TARGETS) $(TARGETS_ALL)
 
 
 .PHONY: all world dirs clean dirclean distclean source \
-	$(BASE_TARGETS) $(TARGETS) \
+	$(BASE_TARGETS) $(TARGETS) $(TARGETS_ALL) \
 	$(TARGETS_CLEAN) $(TARGETS_DIRCLEAN) $(TARGETS_SOURCE) \
 	$(DL_DIR) $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR) \
 	$(BR2_DEPENDS_DIR) \