diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68e2e1b3fe..e370876d1c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES=$(filter %-softmmu,$(SUBDIR_RULES))
 
 $(SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES): $(block-obj-y)
 $(SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES): $(crypto-obj-y)
-$(SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES): $(qom-obj-y)
 $(SOFTMMU_SUBDIR_RULES): config-all-devices.mak
 
 subdir-%:
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ subdir-dtc:dtc/libfdt dtc/tests
 dtc/%:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-$(SUBDIR_RULES): libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a $(common-obj-y)
+$(SUBDIR_RULES): libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a $(common-obj-y) $(qom-obj-y) $(crypto-aes-obj-$(CONFIG_USER_ONLY))
 
 ROMSUBDIR_RULES=$(patsubst %,romsubdir-%, $(ROMS))
 romsubdir-%: