diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 4a6ed34..482ed0c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -415,6 +415,17 @@
 targets += $(multi-used-y) $(multi-used-m)
 
 
+# Add intermediate targets:
+# When building objects with specific suffix patterns, add intermediate
+# targets that the final targets are derived from.
+intermediate_targets = $(foreach sfx, $(2), \
+				$(patsubst %$(strip $(1)),%$(sfx), \
+					$(filter %$(strip $(1)), $(targets))))
+# %.lex.o <- %.lex.c <- %.l
+# %.tab.o <- %.tab.[ch] <- %.y
+targets += $(call intermediate_targets, .lex.o, .lex.c) \
+	   $(call intermediate_targets, .tab.o, .tab.c .tab.h)
+
 # Descending
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------