diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4b09437..e163227 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ ifeq ($(O),output)
 endif
 	rm -rf $(CONFIG_DIR)/.config $(CONFIG_DIR)/.config.old $(CONFIG_DIR)/.auto.deps
 
-cross: $(BASE_TARGETS)
+cross: prepare dirs dependencies $(BASE_TARGETS)
 
 help:
 	@echo 'Cleaning:'