diff --git a/nt/nmake.defs b/nt/nmake.defs
index 94fa9f431e9..193635d5b1d 100644
--- a/nt/nmake.defs
+++ b/nt/nmake.defs
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ OBJDIR          = obj-spd
 !endif
 $(OBJDIR):;	-mkdir $(OBJDIR)
 BLD             = $(OBJDIR)/$(ARCH)
-$(BLD):         $(OBJDIR)
+stamp_BLD:      $(OBJDIR)
 		-mkdir "$(BLD)"
+		echo $(BLD) > $@
 
 COMPILER_TEMP_FILES = *.pdb