diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca6b7e34b..e5be63796 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ $(COMPRESSED_DIR)/%.png: $(QUANTIZED_DIR)/%.png | check_tools $(COMPRESSED_DIR)
 	@rm -f "$@"
 	ttx "$<"
 
-$(EMOJI).ttf: check_sequence $(EMOJI).tmpl.ttf $(EMOJI_BUILDER) $(PUA_ADDER) \
-	$(ALL_COMPRESSED_FILES) | check_tools
+$(EMOJI).ttf: $(EMOJI).tmpl.ttf $(EMOJI_BUILDER) $(PUA_ADDER) \
+	$(ALL_COMPRESSED_FILES) | check_sequence check_tools
 
 	@$(PYTHON) $(EMOJI_BUILDER) $(SMALL_METRICS) -V $< "$@" "$(COMPRESSED_DIR)/emoji_u"
 	@$(PYTHON) $(PUA_ADDER) "$@" "$@-with-pua"