diff --git a/examples/module/drivers/Makefile b/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
index 45a7b11c0..bddb359d9 100644
--- a/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/examples/module/drivers/Makefile
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ else ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_MODULE_CROMFS),y)
 endif
 
 define DIR_template
-$(1)_$(2):
+$(1)_$(2): $(4)
 	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" FSROOT_DIR="$(FSROOT_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 endef
 
 all: $(FSIMG_HDR) $(DIRLIST_HDR) $(SYMTAB_SRC) $(PASS1_SYMTAB)
 .PHONY: all build clean install populate
 
-$(foreach DIR, $(BUILD_SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),build, all)))
-$(foreach DIR, $(ALL_SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),clean,clean)))
-$(foreach DIR, $(BUILD_SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),install,install)))
+$(foreach DIR, $(BUILD_SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),build,all,)))
+$(foreach DIR, $(ALL_SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),clean,clean,)))
+$(foreach DIR, $(BUILD_SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),install,install,$(DIR)_build)))
 
 # Build program(s) in each sud-directory
 
diff --git a/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile b/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile
index 5b290d5cc..ea646cb1f 100644
--- a/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile
+++ b/examples/module/drivers/chardev/Makefile
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ clean:
 	$(call DELFILE, $(BIN))
 	$(call CLEAN)
 
-install: $(BIN)
+install:
 	$(Q) mkdir -p $(FSROOT_DIR)
 	$(Q) install $(BIN) $(FSROOT_DIR)/$(BIN)
diff --git a/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile b/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile
index 544cd0232..d065bbc4a 100644
--- a/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nxflat/tests/Makefile
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ ROMFS_DIRLIST	= $(TESTS_DIR)/dirlist.h
 SYMTAB		= $(TESTS_DIR)/symtab.h
 
 define DIR_template
-$(1)_$(2):
+$(1)_$(2): $(4)
 	+$(Q) $(MAKE) -C $(1) $(3) TOPDIR="$(TOPDIR)" APPDIR="$(APPDIR)" ROMFS_DIR="$(ROMFS_DIR)" CROSSDEV=$(CROSSDEV)
 endef
 
 all: $(ROMFS_HDR) $(ROMFS_DIRLIST) $(SYMTAB)
 .PHONY: all build clean install populate
 
-$(foreach DIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),build, all)))
-$(foreach DIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),clean,clean)))
-$(foreach DIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),install,install)))
+$(foreach DIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),build,all,)))
+$(foreach DIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),clean,clean,)))
+$(foreach DIR, $(SUBDIRS), $(eval $(call DIR_template,$(DIR),install,install,$(DIR)_build)))
 
 # Build program(s) in each sud-directory