diff --git a/src/cmake-conf.mk b/src/cmake-conf.mk
index 3a1c86d0..fc653411 100644
--- a/src/cmake-conf.mk
+++ b/src/cmake-conf.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ PKG            := cmake-conf
 $(PKG)_VERSION := 1
 $(PKG)_UPDATE  := echo 1
 $(PKG)_TARGETS := $(BUILD) $(MXE_TARGETS)
-$(PKG)_DEPS    := $(BUILD)~cmake
+$(PKG)_DEPS    := $(BUILD)~$(PKG)
 $(PKG)_FILE_DEPS := $(wildcard $(PWD)/src/cmake/conf/*)
+$(PKG)_DEPS_$(BUILD) := cmake
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
     # create the CMake toolchain file using template
diff --git a/src/pkgconf.mk b/src/pkgconf.mk
index 409e0201..8e4b7f23 100644
--- a/src/pkgconf.mk
+++ b/src/pkgconf.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
 $(PKG)_URL      := https://github.com/$(PKG)/$(PKG)/tarball/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$($(PKG)_FILE)
 $(PKG)_TARGETS  := $(BUILD) $(MXE_TARGETS)
-$(PKG)_DEPS     :=
+$(PKG)_DEPS     := $(BUILD)~$(PKG)
 $(PKG)_DEPS_$(BUILD) := libtool
 
 $(PKG)_UPDATE    = $(call MXE_GET_GITHUB_SHA, pkgconf/pkgconf, master)
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
     chmod 0755 '$(PREFIX)/bin/$(TARGET)-pkg-config'
 
     # create cmake file
+    mkdir -p '$(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)'
     echo 'set(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE $(PREFIX)/bin/$(TARGET)-pkg-config CACHE PATH "pkg-config executable")' \
     > '$(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/pkgconf.cmake'