diff --git a/doc/fixes34.2 b/doc/fixes34.2
index 0e233ae19..8c4dcb15f 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.2
+++ b/doc/fixes34.2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ avoid panic when secondary weapon is cursed while generating bones level
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
 -----------------------------------------
 Gnome: compilation problems on Redhat 7.2 and 8.0
+unix: Makefile.utl would put OBJDIR objects in the wrong directory
 
 
 General New Features
diff --git a/doc/fixes35.0 b/doc/fixes35.0
index 58d693e90..cecf425e0 100644
--- a/doc/fixes35.0
+++ b/doc/fixes35.0
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ avoid panic when secondary weapon is cursed while generating bones level
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
 -----------------------------------------
 Gnome: compilation problems on Redhat 7.2 and 8.0
+unix: Makefile.utl would put OBJDIR objects in the wrong directory
 
 
 General New Features
diff --git a/sys/unix/Makefile.utl b/sys/unix/Makefile.utl
index 27bbad866..6b4534f1a 100644
--- a/sys/unix/Makefile.utl
+++ b/sys/unix/Makefile.utl
@@ -364,17 +364,17 @@ tile2beos.o: ../win/BeOS/tile2beos.cpp $(HACK_H) ../include/tile.h
 # make sure object files from src are available when needed
 #
 $(OBJDIR)/alloc.o: ../src/alloc.c $(CONFIG_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/alloc.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/alloc.c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/drawing.o: ../src/drawing.c $(CONFIG_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/drawing.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/drawing.c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/decl.o: ../src/decl.c $(CONFIG_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/decl.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/decl.c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/monst.o: ../src/monst.c $(CONFIG_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/monst.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/monst.c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/objects.o: ../src/objects.c $(CONFIG_H)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/objects.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/objects.c -o $@
 $(OBJDIR)/dlb.o: ../src/dlb.c $(HACK_H) ../include/dlb.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/dlb.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../src/dlb.c -o $@
 
 # make sure hack.h dependencies get transitive information
 $(HACK_H): $(CONFIG_H)