diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 921695c67d2..95f3aa9f098 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ RunBurg  = $(BURG) $(BURG_OPTS)
 #Prof = -pg
 
 # TODO: Get rid of exceptions! : -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti
-CompileCommonOpts = $(Prof) -Wall -Winline -W  -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused -I$(LEVEL)/include
+CompileCommonOpts = $(Prof) -Wall -W  -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused -I$(LEVEL)/include
 
 # Compile a file, don't link...
 Compile  = $(CXX) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CompileCommonOpts)
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ endif
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------
+.PRECIOUS: Depend/.dir Debug/.dir Release/.dir
 
 # Create dependencies for the *.cpp files...
 Depend/%.d: %.cpp Depend/.dir
diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 921695c67d2..95f3aa9f098 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ RunBurg  = $(BURG) $(BURG_OPTS)
 #Prof = -pg
 
 # TODO: Get rid of exceptions! : -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti
-CompileCommonOpts = $(Prof) -Wall -Winline -W  -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused -I$(LEVEL)/include
+CompileCommonOpts = $(Prof) -Wall -W  -Wwrite-strings -Wno-unused -I$(LEVEL)/include
 
 # Compile a file, don't link...
 Compile  = $(CXX) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CompileCommonOpts)
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ endif
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------
+.PRECIOUS: Depend/.dir Debug/.dir Release/.dir
 
 # Create dependencies for the *.cpp files...
 Depend/%.d: %.cpp Depend/.dir