diff --git a/LibOS/shim/test/benchmark/Makefile b/LibOS/shim/test/benchmark/Makefile
index 9df39459..1341a4e8 100644
--- a/LibOS/shim/test/benchmark/Makefile
+++ b/LibOS/shim/test/benchmark/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ LDLIBS-rpc_latency.libos += -llibos
 LDLIBS-rpc_latency2.libos += -llibos
 LDLIBS-test_start.m += -lm
 
-$(c_executables): %: %.c
+%: %.c
 	$(call cmd,csingle)
 
-$(cxx_executables): %: %.cpp
+%: %.cpp
 	$(call cmd,cxxsingle)
 else
 .IGNORE: $(c_executables) $(cxx_executables)