diff --git a/config/Makefile.am b/config/Makefile.am
index 7ac3f5c1be..690067909d 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/config/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ filesdir = $(datadir)/elementary/config
 
 files_DATA = profile.cfg
 
-.cfg: .src
+%.cfg: %.src
 	$(AM_V_EET) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(top_builddir)/config/; \
 	$(EET) -i $(top_builddir)/config/$@ config $< 0
diff --git a/config/default/Makefile.am b/config/default/Makefile.am
index a3bab72bed..6211ff7e1f 100644
--- a/config/default/Makefile.am
+++ b/config/default/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ files_DATA = \
         icon.png \
         base.cfg
 
-.cfg: .src
+%.cfg: %.src
 	$(AM_V_EET) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(top_builddir)/config/default/; \
 	$(EET) -e $(top_builddir)/config/default/$@ config $< 1
diff --git a/config/mobile/Makefile.am b/config/mobile/Makefile.am
index d5283eea2e..7cdfbd5881 100644
--- a/config/mobile/Makefile.am
+++ b/config/mobile/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ files_DATA = \
         icon.png \
         base.cfg
 
-.cfg: .src
+%.cfg: %.src
 	$(AM_V_EET) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(top_builddir)/config/; \
 	$(EET) -e $(top_builddir)/config/mobile/$@ config $< 1
diff --git a/config/standard/Makefile.am b/config/standard/Makefile.am
index a6d415a789..3dd3c88c68 100644
--- a/config/standard/Makefile.am
+++ b/config/standard/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ files_DATA = \
         icon.png \
         base.cfg
 
-.cfg: .src
+%.cfg: %.src
 	$(AM_V_EET) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(top_builddir)/config/standard/; \
 	$(EET) -e $(top_builddir)/config/standard/$@ config $< 1
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am b/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am
index e56c40fdc0..a204e259fa 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Elua_Helper.am
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ am__v_ELUA_0 = @echo "  ELUA    " $@;
 
 SUFFIXES += .lua
 
-.eo.lua: .eo ${_ELUA_GEN_DEP}
+%.eo.lua: %.eo ${_ELUA_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_ELUA)$(ELUA_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) -o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Files_Helper.am b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Files_Helper.am
index 01ed30e4f1..1260d718c5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Files_Helper.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Files_Helper.am
@@ -5,22 +5,22 @@ am__v_EOL_0 = @echo "  EOLIAN  " $@;
 
 SUFFIXES = .eo .eo.c .eo.h .eo.legacy.h .eot .eot.h
 
-.eo.c: .eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
+%.eo.c: %.eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
 	$(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gc -o $@ $<
 
-.eo.h: .eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
+%.eo.h: %.eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
 	$(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
 
-.eot.h: .eot ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
+%.eot.h: %.eot ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
 	$(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
 
-.eo.legacy.h: .eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
+%.eo.legacy.h: %.eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
 	$(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Js_Helper.am b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Js_Helper.am
index 47253d36e0..fc60a8db0d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Js_Helper.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Js_Helper.am
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ am__v_EOLJS_0 = @echo "  EOLJS  " $@;
 
 SUFFIXES += .eo.js.cc
 
-.eo.js.cc: .eo $(_EOLIAN_JS_DEP)
+%.eo.js.cc: %.eo $(_EOLIAN_JS_DEP)
 	$(AM_V_EOLJS)$(EOLIAN_JS) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) -o $@ $<
diff --git a/src/examples/elementary/Makefile.am b/src/examples/elementary/Makefile.am
index db23b204f4..e36408079e 100644
--- a/src/examples/elementary/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/elementary/Makefile.am
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ clean-local:
 ELEMENTARY_CODEGEN_FLAGS = --prefix=codegen_example
 
 codegen_example_generated.c codegen_example_generated.h: codegen_example.edj
-	$(AM_V_CODEGEN)$(ELEMENTARY_CODEGEN) $(ELEMENTARY_CODEGEN_FLAGS) $< elm/example/mylayout/default codegen_example_generated.c codegen_example_generated.h
+	$(AM_V_CODEGEN)$(ELEMENTARY_CODEGEN) $(ELEMENTARY_CODEGEN_FLAGS) $(<) elm/example/mylayout/default codegen_example_generated.c codegen_example_generated.h
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = codegen_example_generated.c codegen_example_generated.h
 
diff --git a/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am b/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am
index 67e6af47b7..bfc44b73e9 100644
--- a/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 CLEANFILES =
 
@@ -133,16 +132,16 @@ eolian_cxx_inherit_01.$(OBJEXT): $(GENERATED)
 
 eolian_cxx_callbacks_01_SOURCES = eolian_cxx_callbacks_01.cc
 
-.eo.hh: .eo
+%.eo.hh: %.eo
 	$(AM_V_EOLCXX)$(EOLIAN_CXX) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) -I${abs_srcdir} -o $@ $<
 
-.eo.impl.hh: .eo.hh
+%.eo.impl.hh: %.eo.hh
 	true $<
 
-.eo.c: .eo
+%.eo.c: %.eo
 	$(AM_V_EOL)$(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gc -o $@ $<
 
-.eo.h: .eo
+%.eo.h: %.eo
 	$(AM_V_EOL)$(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
 
 examples: $(ECXX_EXAMPLE_EOS) $(GENERATED) $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)