diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f075b52..eb3cfcf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ qemu: qemu.build
 kernel.build: kernel.prepare
 	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel && make deb
 
-qemu.build: kernel.prepare
+qemu.build: qemu.prepare
 	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/qemu
 	meson subprojects download || meson subprojects download
 	cd .. && make deb
 
-kernel.prepare: | submodule
+kernel.prepare:
+	git submodule update --init --recursive submodules/pve-kernel
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/debian)     $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/submodules) $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ kernel.prepare: | submodule
 	cp -r patches/kernel/*                                  $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 	cp    submodules/pve-kernel/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/ || true
 
-qemu.prepare: | submodule
+qemu.prepare:
+	git submodule update --init submodules/pve-qemu
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-qemu/qemu)       $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
 	cp -r submodules/pve-qemu/debian/*                    $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian
@@ -32,10 +34,6 @@ qemu.prepare: | submodule
 	cd $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/patches && find pve -type f | grep 'pve/9' >> series && cd -
 	cp    submodules/pve-qemu/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/ || true
 
-.PHONY: submodule
-submodule:
-	git submodule update --init --recursive
-
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
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