diff --git a/cookbooks/samba/Makefile b/cookbooks/samba/Makefile
index 07acac7..8694dad 100644
--- a/cookbooks/samba/Makefile
+++ b/cookbooks/samba/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 include ../../scripts/common.mk
 
 $(TARGET_CHROOT)/etc/quadlets/samba/smb.conf.d:
-	install -d -m 0700 -o $(PROJECT_UID) -g $(PROJECT_GID) -D $< $@
+	install -d -m 0700 -o $(PROJECT_UID) -g $(PROJECT_GID) -D $@
diff --git a/cookbooks/vmagent/Makefile b/cookbooks/vmagent/Makefile
index d92bedc..bd56a47 100644
--- a/cookbooks/vmagent/Makefile
+++ b/cookbooks/vmagent/Makefile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ include ../../scripts/common.mk
 SYSTEMD_MAIN_UNIT_NAMES += vmagent.service
 
 $(TARGET_CHROOT)/etc/quadlets/vmagent/conf.d:
-	install -d -m 0700 -o $(PROJECT_UID) -g $(PROJECT_GID) -D $< $@
+	install -d -m 0700 -o $(PROJECT_UID) -g $(PROJECT_GID) -D $@