diff --git a/src/backend/Makefile b/src/backend/Makefile
index 69900e449c..844fa5f651 100644
--- a/src/backend/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/Makefile,v 1.83 2002/08/08 07:47:42 ishii Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/Makefile,v 1.84 2002/08/10 17:59:28 petere Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ endif # win
 
 
 # Parallel make trickery
-$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%-recursive)
+$(OBJS): $(DIRS:%=%-recursive) ;
 
 .PHONY: $(DIRS:%=%-recursive)
 # Update the commonly used headers before building the subdirectories
diff --git a/src/backend/access/Makefile b/src/backend/access/Makefile
index 7f8524aa9e..a04f025d96 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/access/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the access methods module
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/access/Makefile,v 1.7 2000/08/31 16:09:26 petere Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/access/Makefile,v 1.8 2002/08/10 17:59:28 petere Exp $
 #
 
 subdir = src/backend/access
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ all: SUBSYS.o
 SUBSYS.o: $(SUBDIROBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDREL) $(LDOUT) $@ $^
 
-$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
+$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive) ;
 
 .PHONY: $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
 $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive):
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/Makefile b/src/backend/optimizer/Makefile
index 39d9dcb0ad..deb5538271 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for optimizer
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/Makefile,v 1.9 2000/08/31 16:10:07 petere Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/optimizer/Makefile,v 1.10 2002/08/10 17:59:28 petere Exp $
 #
 
 subdir = src/backend/optimizer
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ all: SUBSYS.o
 SUBSYS.o: $(SUBDIROBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDREL) $(LDOUT) $@ $^
 
-$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
+$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive) ;
 
 .PHONY: $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
 $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive):
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/Makefile b/src/backend/storage/Makefile
index ace37e6ac6..3c49c77b87 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/storage/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the storage manager subsystem
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/Makefile,v 1.9 2001/06/27 23:31:39 tgl Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/Makefile,v 1.10 2002/08/10 17:59:28 petere Exp $
 #
 
 subdir = src/backend/storage
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ all: SUBSYS.o
 SUBSYS.o: $(SUBDIROBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDREL) $(LDOUT) $@ $^
 
-$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
+$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive) ;
 
 .PHONY: $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
 $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive):
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/Makefile b/src/backend/utils/Makefile
index 8658e0d4f8..3cd88d5e45 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/utils/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for utils
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/Makefile,v 1.18 2000/08/31 16:10:42 petere Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/Makefile,v 1.19 2002/08/10 17:59:28 petere Exp $
 #
 
 subdir = src/backend/utils/
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ all: SUBSYS.o fmgroids.h
 SUBSYS.o: fmgrtab.o $(SUBDIROBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDREL) $(LDOUT) $@ $^
 
-$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
+$(SUBDIROBJS): $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive) ;
 
 .PHONY: $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive)
 $(SUBDIRS:%=%-recursive): fmgroids.h