diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index 04f54cf5553..ab5cabc49b9 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ _meta_filemon=	1
 .if defined(_SKIP_BUILD) || defined(_meta_filemon)
 _SKIP_READ_DEPEND=	1
 .if ${MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD} == "no" || make(analyze) || make(print-dir) || \
-    make(obj) || make(clean*) || make(destroy*)
+    make(obj) || (!make(all) && (make(clean*) || make(destroy*)))
 .MAKE.DEPENDFILE=	/dev/null
 .endif
 .endif
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.init.mk b/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
index bab4e23fb26..ce3b3a4e3d1 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ $xGRP=	${_gid}
 _SKIP_BUILD=	not building at level 0
 .elif !empty(.MAKEFLAGS:M-V${_V_DO_BUILD}) || \
     ${.TARGETS:M*install*} == ${.TARGETS} || \
-    make(clean*) || make(obj) || make(analyze) || make(print-dir) || \
-    make(destroy*)
+    ${.TARGETS:Mclean*} == ${.TARGETS} || \
+    ${.TARGETS:Mdestroy*} == ${.TARGETS} || \
+    make(obj) || make(analyze) || make(print-dir)
 # Skip building, but don't show a warning.
 _SKIP_BUILD=
 .endif