diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.2020 b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.2020
index f36c11bf2..f7fda70ab 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.2020
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.2020
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ $(WASM_DATA_DIR): $(WASM_DATA_DIR)/nhdat
 	touch $(WASM_DATA_DIR)/xlogfile
 	cp ../sys/lib/sysconf $(WASM_DATA_DIR)/sysconf
 
-$(WASM_DATA_DIR)/nhdat: $(WASM_DAT)
+$(WASM_DATA_DIR)/nhdat:
 	( cd ..; $(MAKE) INSTDIR='$(WASM_DATA_DIR)' dlb )
 	( cd ..; $(MAKE) INSTDIR='$(WASM_DATA_DIR)' dofiles-dlb )
 
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.2020 b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.2020
index fd279b4ee..05f1b15a5 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.2020
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.2020
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ override WINOBJ=
 override GAME=
 # the real VARDAT hasn't been defined yet for use in ALLDEP override
 WASM_DAT = bogusmon data engrave epitaph oracles options quest.lua rumors
-override ALLDEP = include/nhlua.h $(WASM_DAT) wasm spec_levs check-dlb
+override ALLDEP = include/nhlua.h $(WASM_DAT) spec_levs check-dlb wasm
 override PREGAME += mkdir -p $(TARGETDIR)/wasm-data ;
 override CLEANMORE += rm -rf $(TARGETDIR) ;
 RANLIB=$(EMRANLIB)