diff --git a/priv/templates/fbsd/Makefile b/priv/templates/fbsd/Makefile
index 2d79af9..26e7108 100644
--- a/priv/templates/fbsd/Makefile
+++ b/priv/templates/fbsd/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ $(BUILD_STAGE_DIR): buildrel
 #  * Ensure all binaries are executable
 #  * copy the vars.config over for build config
 buildrel:
-	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../fbsd/vars.config" $(MAKE) deps rel
+	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../fbsd/vars.config" $(MAKE) rel
 	chmod 0755 rel/{{package_install_name}}/bin/* rel/{{package_install_name}}/erts-*/bin/*
 
 $(BUILDDIR):
diff --git a/priv/templates/fbsdng/Makefile b/priv/templates/fbsdng/Makefile
index 15d021c..f23c77f 100644
--- a/priv/templates/fbsdng/Makefile
+++ b/priv/templates/fbsdng/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ $(BUILD_STAGE_DIR): buildrel
 #  * Ensure all binaries are executable
 #  * copy the vars.config over for build config
 buildrel:
-	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../fbsdng/vars.config" $(MAKE) deps rel
+	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../fbsdng/vars.config" $(MAKE) rel
 	chmod 0755 rel/{{package_install_name}}/bin/* rel/{{package_install_name}}/erts-*/bin/*
 
 $(BUILDDIR):
diff --git a/priv/templates/smartos/Makefile b/priv/templates/smartos/Makefile
index d1a219f..e68d9e5 100644
--- a/priv/templates/smartos/Makefile
+++ b/priv/templates/smartos/Makefile
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ patch_runner: buildrel
 #  * Ensure all binaries are executable
 #  * copy the vars.config over for build config
 buildrel: $(BUILDDIR) smartos_check
-	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../smartos/vars.config" $(MAKE) deps rel
+	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../smartos/vars.config" $(MAKE) rel
 	chmod 0755 $(BUILDDIR)/rel/{{package_install_name}}/bin/* $(BUILDDIR)/rel/{{package_install_name}}/erts-*/bin/*
 
 $(BUILDDIR):
diff --git a/priv/templates/solaris/Makefile b/priv/templates/solaris/Makefile
index 8fd5139..79d4cff 100644
--- a/priv/templates/solaris/Makefile
+++ b/priv/templates/solaris/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildrel:
 	@# Make sure we set our EUID properly
 	@# Ye Olde Bourne Shell on Solaris means we have to do it old school
 	echo "Using `which erl` to build"; \
-	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../solaris/vars.config" $(MAKE) deps rel
+	OVERLAY_VARS="overlay_vars=../solaris/vars.config" $(MAKE) rel
 	chmod 0755 rel/{{package_install_name}}/bin/* \
 		rel/{{package_install_name}}/erts-*/bin/*
 	if [ "{{bin_or_sbin}}" != "bin" ]; then \