diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index e113b6a8f42dfb0eedd3918bd4a0045830c1b2a9..c1988d4f8bbaf7ff516c2f7f842d5021d41adabf 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/%/Makefile.include::
 	$(AD)"$(MAKE)" -C $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/$* Makefile.include
 
 .PHONY: $(USEPKG:%=$(RIOTBASE)/pkg/%/Makefile.include)
-
 -include $(USEPKG:%=$(RIOTBASE)/pkg/%/Makefile.include)
 
+.PHONY: $(USEPKG:%=${BINDIR}%.a)
 $(USEPKG:%=${BINDIR}%.a):
 	@mkdir -p ${BINDIR}
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/$(patsubst ${BINDIR}%.a,%,$@)