diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index b0633fcd..ecc54a42 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ status:
 	cvs status $(addsuffix VERSION,$(CVS_PROJECTS))
 	$(PGIT) status
 
-purge:
+purge: ssh-wrapper.sh
 ifneq ($(wildcard CVS),)
 	$(PURGE_SH)
 endif
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ ssh-wrapper.sh: Makefile
 	/bin/echo -e '#!/bin/bash -x\n\nexec /usr/bin/ssh $$JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS "$$@"' > $@.tmp
 	chmod 700 $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
+ssh-wrapper: ssh-wrapper.sh
 clean.ssh-wrapper:
 	rm -f ssh-wrapper.sh
 clean: clean.ssh-wrapper