diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 619364340..0bf911dc6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@ bin
 .idea
 *.iml
 
-.idf_patched
 .idf_tools_installed
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3474997f..17892cb64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ THIS_MK_FILE:=$(notdir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 THIS_DIR:=$(abspath $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 IDF_PATH=$(THIS_DIR)/sdk/esp32-esp-idf
 
-all: .idf_tools_installed
+all: | .idf_tools_installed
 	. $(IDF_PATH)/export.sh && $(MAKE) "$@"
 
-%: .idf_tools_installed
+%: | .idf_tools_installed
 	. $(IDF_PATH)/export.sh && $(MAKE) "$@"
 
 IDF_PATCHES:=$(wildcard idf-patches/*)
 
-.idf_patched: $(IDF_PATCHES)
+$(IDF_PATH)/.patched: $(IDF_PATCHES)
 	@echo "Discarding local IDF changes..."
 	(cd "$(IDF_PATH)" && git checkout . )
 	@echo "Patching IDF..."
 	for f in $(IDF_PATCHES); do (cd "$(IDF_PATH)" && patch -p1 < "$(THIS_DIR)/$$f" ); done
 	touch "$@"
 
-.idf_tools_installed: .idf_patched
+.idf_tools_installed: $(IDF_PATH)/.patched
 	"$(THIS_DIR)/install.sh"
 	touch "$@"