diff --git a/tools/cert_create/Makefile b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
index 042e84462..b911d19d2 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ HOSTCC ?= gcc
 
 .PHONY: all clean realclean --openssl
 
-all: ${BINARY}
+all: --openssl ${BINARY}
 
-${BINARY}: --openssl ${OBJECTS} Makefile
+${BINARY}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
 	@echo 'const char build_msg[] = "Built : "__TIME__", "__DATE__; \
                 const char platform_msg[] = "${PLAT_MSG}";' | \
diff --git a/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile b/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
index 2939b142b..924e5feba 100644
--- a/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
+++ b/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ HOSTCC ?= gcc
 
 .PHONY: all clean realclean --openssl
 
-all: ${BINARY}
+all: --openssl ${BINARY}
 
-${BINARY}: --openssl ${OBJECTS} Makefile
+${BINARY}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
 	@echo 'const char build_msg[] = "Built : "__TIME__", "__DATE__;' | \
                 ${HOSTCC} -c ${HOSTCCFLAGS} -xc - -o src/build_msg.o
diff --git a/tools/fiptool/Makefile b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
index 2ebee3393..4bdebd923 100644
--- a/tools/fiptool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/fiptool/Makefile
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ DEPS := $(patsubst %.o,%.d,$(OBJECTS))
 
 .PHONY: all clean distclean --openssl
 
-all: ${PROJECT}
+all: --openssl ${PROJECT}
 
-${PROJECT}: --openssl ${OBJECTS} Makefile
+${PROJECT}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
 	${Q}${HOSTCC} ${OBJECTS} -o $@ ${LDLIBS}
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}