diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6ef1239..75099d74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ download: $(addprefix download-,$(PKG_RULES))
 
 define PKG_RULE
 .PHONY: download-$(1)
-download-$(1): $(TOP_DIR)/src/$(1).mk $(addprefix download-,$($(1)_DEPS))
+download-$(1): $(addprefix download-only-,$($(1)_DEPS)) download-only-$(1)
+
+.PHONY: download-only-$(1)
+download-only-$(1): $(TOP_DIR)/src/$(1).mk
 	[ -d '$(PKG_DIR)' ] || mkdir -p '$(PKG_DIR)'
 	if ! $(call CHECK_PKG_ARCHIVE,$(1)); then \
 	    $(call DOWNLOAD_PKG_ARCHIVE,$(1)); \