diff --git a/scripts/shader.mk b/scripts/shader.mk
index f73089185..d01344452 100644
--- a/scripts/shader.mk
+++ b/scripts/shader.mk
@@ -121,20 +121,17 @@ BIN += $(CS_BIN)
 ASM += $(CS_ASM)
 endif
 
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR):
-	mkdir -p $@
-
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/vs_%.bin : $(SHADERS_DIR)vs_%.sc	| $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)
+$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/vs_%.bin: $(SHADERS_DIR)vs_%.sc
 	@echo [$(<)]
 	$(SILENT) $(SHADERC) $(VS_FLAGS) --type vertex --depends -o $(@) -f $(<) --disasm
 	$(SILENT) cp $(@) $(BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(@F)
 
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/fs_%.bin : $(SHADERS_DIR)fs_%.sc | $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)
+$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/fs_%.bin: $(SHADERS_DIR)fs_%.sc
 	@echo [$(<)]
 	$(SILENT) $(SHADERC) $(FS_FLAGS) --type fragment --depends -o $(@) -f $(<) --disasm
 	$(SILENT) cp $(@) $(BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(@F)
 
-$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/cs_%.bin : $(SHADERS_DIR)cs_%.sc | $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)
+$(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/cs_%.bin: $(SHADERS_DIR)cs_%.sc
 	@echo [$(<)]
 	$(SILENT) $(SHADERC) $(CS_FLAGS) --type compute --depends -o $(@) -f $(<) --disasm
 	$(SILENT) cp $(@) $(BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(@F)
@@ -161,6 +158,8 @@ dirs:
 .PHONY: rebuild
 rebuild: clean all
 
+$(BIN) : | $(BUILD_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)
+
 endif # TARGET
 
 -include $(VS_DEPS)