diff --git a/ee/libcglue/Makefile b/ee/libcglue/Makefile
index 8dd265f659a..d046cf6c3cf 100644
--- a/ee/libcglue/Makefile
+++ b/ee/libcglue/Makefile
@@ -56,29 +56,38 @@ include $(PS2SDKSRC)/ee/Rules.make
 include $(PS2SDKSRC)/ee/Rules.release
 
 $(TIMEZONE_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)timezone.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(SJIS_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)sjis.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(SLEEP_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)sleep.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(GLUE_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)glue.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(CWD_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)cwd.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(PS2SDKAPI_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)ps2sdkapi.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(FDMAN_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)fdman.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(INIT_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)init.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(LOCK_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)lock.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
diff --git a/ee/libpthreadglue/Makefile b/ee/libpthreadglue/Makefile
index 80fbf9f9178..5345bcd07d0 100644
--- a/ee/libpthreadglue/Makefile
+++ b/ee/libpthreadglue/Makefile
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ TLS_HELPER_OBJS = __keysUsed.o __maxTlsValues.o __globalTlsLock.o __globalTls.o
 
 EE_OBJS = $(OSAL_OBJS) $(TLS_HELPER_OBJS)
 
-# all:: prepareFolder $(EE_LIB)
-
-# prepareFolder:
-# 	$(MKDIR) -p obj
-
 include $(PS2SDKSRC)/Defs.make
 include $(PS2SDKSRC)/ee/Rules.lib.make
 include $(PS2SDKSRC)/ee/Rules.make
diff --git a/ee/rpc/filexio/Makefile b/ee/rpc/filexio/Makefile
index 2d7bf23275c..139ff7815fb 100644
--- a/ee/rpc/filexio/Makefile
+++ b/ee/rpc/filexio/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ include $(PS2SDKSRC)/ee/Rules.make
 include $(PS2SDKSRC)/ee/Rules.release
 
 $(FILEXIO_RPC_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)fileXio_rpc.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
 
 $(FILEXIO_PS2SDK_OBJS:%=$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%): $(EE_SRC_DIR)fileXio_ps2sdk.c
+	$(DIR_GUARD)
 	$(EE_C_COMPILE) -DF_$(*:$(EE_OBJS_DIR)%=%) $< -c -o $@
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