diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 752c0f4a..a47e38da 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ diff-all diff: $(SSH_WRAPPER_SH)
 
 get-maintainer: git-get-maintainer
 
+get-%: git-get-%
+	@:
+
 # --- git targets
 
 git-push push: $(SSH_WRAPPER_SH)
diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 301ceff1..d86b1a0e 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ git-get-maintainer:
 git-get-%:
 	PGIT_SH_PROJECTS=. $(PGIT_SH) get --refspec $*:$(GIT_MAIN_BRANCH):current-branch
 
+get-%: git-get-%
+	@:
+
 pkg-manager-refresh:
 	$(PKG_MANAGER) refresh