diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 77095d74..1e8d8444 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -343,9 +343,6 @@ $(rootdir)/libvmcp/libvmcp.a: $(rootdir)/libvmcp
 	$(MAKE) -C $(rootdir)/libvmcp/ libvmcp.a
 .PHONY: $(rootdir)/libvmcp
 
-# Dependencies between libraries
-$(rootdir)/libvmcp: $(rootdir)/libutil/libutil.a
-
 $(rootdir)/zipl/boot/data.o:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(rootdir)/zipl/boot/ data.o
 
diff --git a/libutil/Makefile b/libutil/Makefile
index fd5e2138..ca90f2a4 100644
--- a/libutil/Makefile
+++ b/libutil/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ examples =	util_base_example \
 		util_prg_example \
 		util_rec_example
 
-all: $(lib) $(examples)
+all: $(lib)
+examples: $(lib) $(examples)
 
 objects =	util_base.o \
 		util_path.o \
diff --git a/libvmcp/Makefile b/libvmcp/Makefile
index 88cdb31b..9f343cf6 100644
--- a/libvmcp/Makefile
+++ b/libvmcp/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ lib = libvmcp.a
 
 examples = vmcp_example
 
-all: $(lib) $(examples)
+all: $(lib)
+examples: $(lib) $(examples)
 
 objects = vmcp.o