diff --git a/tools/cert_create/Makefile b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
index 0ec08b05403222093bdff1c081d01af9dbfa9f6e..c3c8bcf5e94534667d52d40551ffeb80de5fca36 100644
--- a/tools/cert_create/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cert_create/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ HOSTCC ?= gcc
 
 .PHONY: all clean realclean
 
-all: clean ${BINARY}
+all: ${BINARY}
 
 ${BINARY}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"
diff --git a/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile b/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
index 6eb6fae7a8bbc8e928deefd643e76da38f33f3fb..96dff232486e85be3c2f6d0a523479b6e6fd093c 100644
--- a/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
+++ b/tools/encrypt_fw/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ HOSTCC ?= gcc
 
 .PHONY: all clean realclean
 
-all: clean ${BINARY}
+all: ${BINARY}
 
 ${BINARY}: ${OBJECTS} Makefile
 	@echo "  HOSTLD  $@"