diff --git a/Makefile.nds b/Makefile.nds
index 1385a6b..25c2ebc 100644
--- a/Makefile.nds
+++ b/Makefile.nds
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 # list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
 # include and lib
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS) $(PORTLIBS)
+LIBDIRS := $(LIBNDS)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # no real need to edit anything past this point unless you need to add additional
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ $(OUTPUT).nds: $(OUTPUT).elf
 $(OUTPUT).elf: $(OFILES)
 
 # need to build soundbank first
-$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK)
+$(OFILES): $(SOUNDBANK) $(TOPDIR)/Makefile $(TOPDIR)/Makefile.nds
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # rule to build solution from music files
diff --git a/Makefile.switch b/Makefile.switch
index c5fc3b6..a553810 100644
--- a/Makefile.switch
+++ b/Makefile.switch
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ LIBS	:= `$(PREFIX)pkg-config --libs libzstd` -ldeko3dd -lnx
 # list of directories containing libraries, this must be the top level containing
 # include and lib
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LIBDIRS	:= $(PORTLIBS) $(LIBNX)
+LIBDIRS	:= $(LIBNX)
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ endif
 
 $(OUTPUT).elf	:	$(OFILES)
 
-$(OFILES_SRC)	: $(HFILES_BIN)
+$(OFILES)		:	$(TOPDIR)/Makefile $(TOPDIR)/Makefile.switch
+
+$(OFILES_SRC)	:	$(HFILES_BIN)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # you need a rule like this for each extension you use as binary data