diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1cb719963..beabbfe9fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -761,12 +761,12 @@ quiet_cmd_create-lnk = LINK    $@
 $(KERNEL_NAME).lnk:
 	$(call cmd,create-lnk)
 
-linker.cmd:
+linker.cmd: $(zephyr-deps)
 	$(Q)$(CC) -x assembler-with-cpp -nostdinc -undef -E -P \
 	$(LDFLAG_LINKERCMD) $(LD_TOOLCHAIN) -I$(srctree)/include \
 	-I$(objtree)/include/generated $(KBUILD_LDS) -o $@
 
-final-linker.cmd:
+final-linker.cmd: $(zephyr-deps)
 	$(Q)$(CC) -x assembler-with-cpp -nostdinc -undef -E -P \
 	$(LDFLAG_LINKERCMD) $(LD_TOOLCHAIN) -DFINAL_LINK -I$(srctree)/include \
 	-I$(objtree)/include/generated $(KBUILD_LDS) -o $@
diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 127a79da26..2b04c72ca4 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ else
   S = -s
 endif
 
-zephyrmake	= @$(MAKE) -C $(ZEPHYR_BASE)  O=$(1) CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) \
+zephyrmake	= @+$(MAKE) -C $(ZEPHYR_BASE)  O=$(1) CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) \
 			PROJECT=$(PROJECT_BASE) SOURCE_DIR=$(SOURCE_DIR) $(2)
 
 DOTCONFIG = $(O)/.config