diff --git a/config/RULES_ARCHS b/config/RULES_ARCHS
index efb272ff4..217836c77 100644
--- a/config/RULES_ARCHS
+++ b/config/RULES_ARCHS
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ cross : $(crossArchs)
 clean$(DIVIDER)% : 
 	$(RMDIR) O.$*
 
-.PHONY : $(HostActionTargets)
-.PHONY : $(CrossActionTargets)
-.PHONY : $(crossActionArchTargets)
-.PHONY : $(hostActionArchTargets)
-.PHONY : $(hostArchs) $(crossArchs)
-.PHONY : $(ACTIONS) clean all host cross
+.PHONY :: $(HostActionTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(CrossActionTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(crossActionArchTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(hostActionArchTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(hostArchs) $(crossArchs)
+.PHONY :: $(ACTIONS) clean all host cross
 
diff --git a/config/RULES_DIRS b/config/RULES_DIRS
index 0f4da8bfa..feb07984f 100644
--- a/config/RULES_DIRS
+++ b/config/RULES_DIRS
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ $(ACTIONS) $(actionArchTargets) :%: \
 	$(foreach dir, $(DIRS), $(dir)$(DIVIDER)%)
  
 
-.PHONY : $(DIRS) all install rebuild
-.PHONY : $(ARCHS) $(ACTIONS)
-.PHONY : $(dirActionTargets) $(dirArchTargets)
-.PHONY : $(dirActionArchTargets)
-.PHONY : $(actionArchTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(DIRS) all install rebuild
+.PHONY :: $(ARCHS) $(ACTIONS)
+.PHONY :: $(dirActionTargets) $(dirArchTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(dirActionArchTargets)
+.PHONY :: $(actionArchTargets)
 
diff --git a/config/RULES_TOP b/config/RULES_TOP
index 99fe78ede..aa2d0840e 100644
--- a/config/RULES_TOP
+++ b/config/RULES_TOP
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ help:
 	@echo "Indiv. object targets are supported by O.<arch> level Makefile .e.g"
 	@echo "     xxxRecord.o 
 
-.PHONY : uninstall tar help
-.PHONY : $(addprefix uninstall$(DIVIDER), $(BUILDARCHS))
+.PHONY :: uninstall tar help
+.PHONY :: $(addprefix uninstall$(DIVIDER), $(BUILDARCHS))