diff --git a/wmake/makefiles/general b/wmake/makefiles/general
index 17b9700b7..c4085123a 100644
--- a/wmake/makefiles/general
+++ b/wmake/makefiles/general
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ LIB_HEADER_DIRS = \
 # Define link statements for executables
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+.PHONY: all
+all: $(EXE)
+	@:
+
+.PHONY: silent
+silent:
+	@:
+
 $(EXE): $(OBJECTS)
 	@$(WM_SCRIPTS)/makeTargetDir $(EXE)
 	$(call QUIET_MESSAGE,ld,$(EXE))
@@ -135,10 +143,6 @@ $(EXE): $(OBJECTS)
 	    $(EXE_LIBS) $(PROJECT_LIBS) $(SYS_LIBS) \
 	    $(LINK_LIBS) $(GLIBS) -o $(EXE)
 
-.PHONY: silent
-silent:
-	@:
-
 .PHONY: exe
 exe: $(SEXE) | silent