diff --git a/emul/hw/rc2014/Makefile b/emul/hw/rc2014/Makefile
index 1ed63a4..83aa0d8 100644
--- a/emul/hw/rc2014/Makefile
+++ b/emul/hw/rc2014/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ TARGET = classic
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(TARGET)
 
+../../emul.o:
+	make -C ../..
+
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS)
 	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS) -o $@
 
diff --git a/emul/hw/sms/Makefile b/emul/hw/sms/Makefile
index ec296fd..dae8b22 100644
--- a/emul/hw/sms/Makefile
+++ b/emul/hw/sms/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ LDFLAGS += `pkg-config --libs xcb`
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(TARGET)
 
+../../emul.o:
+	make -C ../..
+
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS)
 	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/emul/hw/ti/Makefile b/emul/hw/ti/Makefile
index 9777cd1..c86008e 100644
--- a/emul/hw/ti/Makefile
+++ b/emul/hw/ti/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ LDFLAGS += `pkg-config --libs xcb`
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(TARGET)
 
+../../emul.o:
+	make -C ../..
+
 $(TARGET): $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS)
 	$(CC) $(OBJS) $(EXTOBJS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/recipes/rc2014/Makefile b/recipes/rc2014/Makefile
index 472ae2d..506639a 100644
--- a/recipes/rc2014/Makefile
+++ b/recipes/rc2014/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 TARGET = os.bin
 BASEDIR = ../..
+CDIR = $(BASEDIR)/cvm
 EDIR = $(BASEDIR)/emul
-STAGE = $(BASEDIR)/cvm/stage
+STAGE = $(CDIR)/stage
 EMUL = $(EDIR)/hw/rc2014/classic
 
 .PHONY: all
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ $(TARGET): xcomp.fs $(STAGE)
 	cat xcomp.fs | $(STAGE) > $@
 
 $(STAGE):
-	$(MAKE) -C $(EDIR) stage
+	$(MAKE) -C $(CDIR) stage
 
 $(EMUL):
 	$(MAKE) -C ${@:%/classic=%}