diff --git a/make/projects-dir-minimal.mk b/make/projects-dir-minimal.mk
index df517fe9..f316fe0e 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir-minimal.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir-minimal.mk
@@ -34,8 +34,17 @@ all:
 
 include $(PROJECTS_DIR_INCLUDE_MK)
 
-$(PROJECTS_DIR_INCLUDE_MK):
+$(PROJECTS_DIR_INCLUDE_MK): | $(JWBDIR)
+
+$(JWBDIR):
 	git clone $(JWBDIR_GIT_REMOTE) $(JWBDIR)
+
+all: link-makefile.done
+link-makefile.done: | $(JWBDIR)
 	[ -L $(PROJECTS_MAKEFILE_NAME) ] || \
 		ln -sf `find $(JWBDIR) -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep -l some-random-string-to-id-this-makefile` \
 			$(PROJECTS_MAKEFILE_NAME)
+	touch $@
+clean: clean.link-makefile
+clean.link-makefile:
+	rm -f link-makefile.done