diff --git a/lib/libstand/Makefile b/lib/libstand/Makefile
index 5464f9cdb84c..c7daea1ca12a 100644
--- a/lib/libstand/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libstand/Makefile
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ SRCS+=	splitfs.c
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "amd64"
-${SRCS:M*.c:R:S/$/.o/g}:	machine
-
-beforedepend:	machine
+beforedepend ${OBJS}: machine
+cleandepend: cleanmachine
+cleanmachine:
+	rm -f machine
 
 machine:
 	ln -s ${.CURDIR}/../../sys/i386/include machine