@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@
 
 $(OUT)/boot.o: $(rtobjects)
 	ld -r $^ -o $(OUT)/boot.o
 
-$(OUT)/libk.a: $(fnobjects) $(rtobjects) obj $(OUT)
+$(OUT)/libk.a: $(fnobjects) $(rtobjects)
 	@# using `ar rc` and ranlib here instead of
 	@# `ar rcs` in case `ar` isn't the GNU version
-	ar rc $@ $(OUT)/*.o
+	ar rc $@ $^
 	ranlib $@
 
 $(OUT) $(OUT)/k:
 	mkdir -p $@