diff --git a/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile b/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile
index d2fec80b39..79fe4c7c03 100644
--- a/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile
+++ b/rbutil/ipodpatcher/Makefile
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ LIBSOURCES = ipodpatcher.c fat32format.c arc4.c \
 	     ipodio-posix.c ipodio-win32-scsi.c ipodio-win32.c
 SOURCES = main.c $(BOOTSRC) $(LIBSOURCES)
 ipodpatcher: SOURCES+= ipodio-posix.c
-ipodpatcher.exe: SOURCES+= ipodpatcher-rc.o
 
 OUTPUT = ipodpatcher
 include ../libtools.make
 
+ipodpatcher.exe: $(OBJDIR)ipodpatcher-rc.o
 $(OBJDIR)ipodpatcher-rc.o: ipodpatcher.rc ipodpatcher.manifest
-	$(CROSS)$(WINDRES) -i ipodpatcher.rc -o ipodpatcher-rc.o
+	@echo WINDRES $(notdir $<)
+	$(SILENT)$(CROSS)$(WINDRES) -i $< -o $@
 
 %.c: bootloader-%.ipod $(BIN2C)
 	@echo BIN2C $<
diff --git a/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile b/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
index 4e86d6b06f..08af2bb6c8 100644
--- a/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
+++ b/rbutil/sansapatcher/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ endif
 
 $(OBJDIR)main.o: $(BOOTSRC)
 $(OBJDIR)sansapatcher-rc.o: sansapatcher.rc sansapatcher.manifest
-	$(CROSS)$(WINDRES) -i sansapatcher.rc -o sansapatcher-rc.o
+	@echo WINDRES $(notdir $<)
+	$(SILENT)$(CROSS)$(WINDRES) -i sansapatcher.rc -o $@
 
 bootimg_c200.c: firmware.mi4 $(BIN2C)
 	@echo BIN2C $<