1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/make.c b/miscutils/make.c
index 1dfbd8c44..8c74d7113 100644
--- a/miscutils/make.c
+++ b/miscutils/make.c
@@ -2611,9 +2611,10 @@ make(struct name *np, int level)
 
         if (!(np->n_flag & N_DOUBLE)) {
                 // Find the commands needed for a single-colon rule, using
-                // an inference rule or .DEFAULT rule if necessary
+                // an inference rule or .DEFAULT rule if necessary (but,
+                // as an extension, not for phony targets)
                 sc_cmd = getcmd(np);
-                if (!sc_cmd) {
+                if (!sc_cmd && (posix || !(np->n_flag & N_PHONY))) {
                         impdep = dyndep(np, &imprule);
                         if (impdep) {
                                 sc_cmd = imprule.r_cmd;
@@ -2623,7 +2624,8 @@ make(struct name *np, int level)
 
                 // As a last resort check for a default rule
                 if (!(np->n_flag & N_TARGET) && np->n_tim.tv_sec == 0) {
-                        sc_cmd = getcmd(findname(".DEFAULT"));
+                        if (posix || !(np->n_flag & N_PHONY))
+                                sc_cmd = getcmd(findname(".DEFAULT"));
                         if (!sc_cmd) {
                                 if (doinclude)
                                         return 1;
@@ -2634,10 +2636,11 @@ make(struct name *np, int level)
         }
         else {
                 // If any double-colon rule has no commands we need
-                // an inference rule
+                // an inference rule (but, as an extension, not for phony targets)
                 for (rp = np->n_rule; rp; rp = rp->r_next) {
                         if (!rp->r_cmd) {
-                                impdep = dyndep(np, &imprule);
+                                if (posix || !(np->n_flag & N_PHONY))
+                                        impdep = dyndep(np, &imprule);
                                 if (!impdep) {
                                         if (doinclude)
                                                 return 1;