diff --git a/packages/Makefile b/packages/Makefile
index b98df67fd3..3053bf49df 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile
+++ b/packages/Makefile
@@ -1652,11 +1652,10 @@ ifndef BUILDFULLNATIVE
 FPMAKE_OPT+=-sp
 endif
 .NOTPARALLEL:
-fpmkunit_bootstrap:
-	$(MAKE) -C fpmkunit bootstrap
 fpmkunit_clean_bootstrap:
 	$(MAKE) -C fpmkunit clean_bootstrap
-fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT): fpmake.pp fpmkunit_bootstrap $(SUB_FPMAKE_SRCS) fpmake_add.inc fpmake_proc.inc
+fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT): fpmake.pp $(SUB_FPMAKE_SRCS) fpmake_add.inc fpmake_proc.inc
+	$(MAKE) -C fpmkunit bootstrap
 	$(FPCFPMAKE) fpmake.pp $(FPMAKE_SKIP_CONFIG) $(addprefix -Fu,$(COMPILER_FPMAKE_UNITDIR)) $(FPCMAKEOPT) $(OPT)
 all:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
 	$(LOCALFPMAKE) compile $(FPMAKE_OPT)
diff --git a/packages/Makefile.fpc b/packages/Makefile.fpc
index 14ee3d9071..3174426c81 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile.fpc
+++ b/packages/Makefile.fpc
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ FPMAKE_OPT+=-sp
 endif
 .NOTPARALLEL:
 
-fpmkunit_bootstrap:
-	$(MAKE) -C fpmkunit bootstrap
 fpmkunit_clean_bootstrap:
 	$(MAKE) -C fpmkunit clean_bootstrap
-fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT): fpmake.pp fpmkunit_bootstrap $(SUB_FPMAKE_SRCS) fpmake_add.inc fpmake_proc.inc
+fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT): fpmake.pp $(SUB_FPMAKE_SRCS) fpmake_add.inc fpmake_proc.inc
+	$(MAKE) -C fpmkunit bootstrap
 	$(FPCFPMAKE) fpmake.pp $(FPMAKE_SKIP_CONFIG) $(addprefix -Fu,$(COMPILER_FPMAKE_UNITDIR)) $(FPCMAKEOPT) $(OPT)
 all:	fpmake$(SRCEXEEXT)
 	$(LOCALFPMAKE) compile $(FPMAKE_OPT)