diff --git a/Makefile.mesh b/Makefile.mesh
index 85b88eb..b1f14e4 100644
--- a/Makefile.mesh
+++ b/Makefile.mesh
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ mesh_sources = mesh/mesh.h mesh/mesh.c \
 				mesh/mesh-defs.h
 pkglibexec_PROGRAMS += mesh/bluetooth-meshd
 
+mesh/mesh.$(OBJEXT): ell/internal
+mesh/main.$(OBJEXT): src/builtin.h lib/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_SOURCES = $(mesh_sources) mesh/main.c
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_LDADD = src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd) -ljson-c
 mesh_bluetooth_meshd_DEPENDENCIES = $(ell_dependencies) src/libshared-ell.la \
diff --git a/Makefile.tools b/Makefile.tools
index 7d5361b..b6b99d2 100644
--- a/Makefile.tools
+++ b/Makefile.tools
@@ -472,4 +472,5 @@ tools_btpclient_SOURCES = tools/btpclient.c src/shared/btp.c src/shared/btp.h
 tools_btpclient_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
 				src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd)
 tools_btpclient_DEPENDENCIES = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la $(ell_dependencies)
+tools/btpclient.$(OBJEXT): src/libshared-ell.la ell/internal
 endif