diff --git a/config/CONFIG_BASE b/config/CONFIG_BASE
index 07ac43560..800cdf4b4 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG_BASE
+++ b/config/CONFIG_BASE
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ EPICS_BASE = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)
 .PHONY:: $(EPICS_BASE)/config/CONFIG_SITE.Host.UnixCommon
 
 .PHONY:: $(EPICS_BASE)/config/RULES.$(BUILD_TYPE)
-.PHONY:: $(EPICS_BASE)/config/RULES_ARCHS
-.PHONY:: $(EPICS_BASE)/config/RULES_DIRS $(EPICS_BASE)/config/RULES_TOP
+.PHONY:: $(EPICS_BASE)/config/RULES_*
 
 .PHONY:: $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG
 .PHONY:: $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG.$(BUILD_TYPE) $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG.$(HOST_ARCH)
@@ -69,4 +68,4 @@ EPICS_BASE = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)
 .PHONY:: $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG.$(BUILD_TYPE).$(HOST_ARCH)
 .PHONY:: $(HOME)/EPICS_CONFIG_HOST_ARCH.$(HOST_ARCH)
 
-.PHONY:: ../Makefile.Vx ../Makefile.Unix ../Makefile.Host Makefile
+.PHONY:: ../Makefile.* Makefile