diff --git a/templates/android-make/Makefile b/templates/android-make/Makefile
index 17d0e7e..6228a16 100644
--- a/templates/android-make/Makefile
+++ b/templates/android-make/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ ifeq (${HAS_MIDI_IN}, yes)
 endif
 LDFLAGS_ALL += ${LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS_EXTRA}
 
+CXX_SRCS = ${COMMON_DIR}/src/jni.cpp
+CXX_OBJS = $(addprefix build/obj/, $(notdir $(CXX_SRCS:.c=.o)))
+
 all: build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.apk
 
 build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.apk: build/gen/${BUNDLE_NAME}.aligned.apk ${KEY_STORE}
@@ -71,8 +74,14 @@ build/apk/my_classes.jar: $(foreach class,$(CLASSES),build/obj/$(CLASSES_PATH)/$
 build/obj/${CLASSES_PATH}/MainActivity.class: ${DATA_DIR}/src/MainActivity.java | build/obj
 	${JC} ${JFLAGS_ALL} -classpath "$(subst $() $(),:,$(JARS))" -d build/obj $^
 
-build/apk/lib/armeabi-v7a/lib${BUNDLE_NAME}.so: ${COMMON_DIR}/src/jni.cpp ${DATA_DIR}/src/data.h ${PLUGIN_DIR}/plugin.h | build/apk/lib/armeabi-v7a
-	${CXX} ${COMMON_DIR}/src/jni.cpp ${CXXFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL} -o $@
+build/apk/lib/armeabi-v7a/lib${BUNDLE_NAME}.so: ${CXX_OBJS} | build/apk/lib/armeabi-v7a
+	${CXX} $^ -o $@ ${CXXFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
+
+.SECONDEXPANSION:
+
+PERCENT := %
+$(C_OBJS): build/obj/%.o: $$(filter $$(PERCENT)/$$(basename $$(notdir $$@)).cpp,$$(CXX_SRCS)) | build/obj
+	${CXX} $^ -o $@ -c ${CXXFLAGS_ALL}
 
 build/assets/index.html: ${DATA_DIR}/src/index.html | build/assets
 	cp $^ $@
diff --git a/templates/cmd-make/Makefile b/templates/cmd-make/Makefile
index fa66dc7..fb07d3e 100644
--- a/templates/cmd-make/Makefile
+++ b/templates/cmd-make/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ build/${PROGRAM}: ${C_OBJS} | build
 
 PERCENT := %
 $(C_OBJS): build/obj/%.o: $$(filter $$(PERCENT)/$$(basename $$(notdir $$@)).c,$$(C_SRCS)) | build/obj
-	${CC} $^ -o $@ -c ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ -c ${CFLAGS_ALL}
 
 build build/obj:
 	mkdir -p $@
diff --git a/templates/lv2-make/Makefile b/templates/lv2-make/Makefile
index d9d9462..5aed04d 100644
--- a/templates/lv2-make/Makefile
+++ b/templates/lv2-make/Makefile
@@ -40,15 +40,24 @@ BUNDLE_DIR = ${BUNDLE_NAME}.lv2
 
 DLL_FILE = ${BUNDLE_NAME}${DLL_SUFFIX}
 
+C_SRCS = ${COMMON_DIR}/src/lv2.c
+C_OBJS = $(addprefix build/obj/, $(notdir $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)))
+
 all: build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/manifest.ttl build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE}
 
 build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/manifest.ttl: ${DATA_DIR}/data/manifest.ttl.in | build/${BUNDLE_DIR}
 	cat $^ | sed s/@DLL_SUFFIX@/${DLL_SUFFIX}/g > $@
 
-build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE}: ${COMMON_DIR}/src/lv2.c ${DATA_DIR}/src/data.h ${PLUGIN_DIR}/plugin.h | build/${BUNDLE_DIR}
-	${CC} ${COMMON_DIR}/src/lv2.c -o $@ ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
+build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE}: ${C_OBJS} | build/${BUNDLE_DIR}
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
 
-build/${BUNDLE_DIR}:
+.SECONDEXPANSION:
+
+PERCENT := %
+$(C_OBJS): build/obj/%.o: $$(filter $$(PERCENT)/$$(basename $$(notdir $$@)).c,$$(C_SRCS)) | build/obj
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ -c ${CFLAGS_ALL}
+
+build/${BUNDLE_DIR} build/obj:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean:
diff --git a/templates/vst3-make/Makefile b/templates/vst3-make/Makefile
index c7c624e..ffc828d 100644
--- a/templates/vst3-make/Makefile
+++ b/templates/vst3-make/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ BUNDLE_DIR = ${BUNDLE_NAME}.vst3
 DLL_DIR = Contents/${PLATFORM}
 DLL_FILE = ${DLL_DIR}/${BUNDLE_NAME}${DLL_SUFFIX}
 
+C_SRCS = ${COMMON_DIR}/src/vst3.c
+C_OBJS = $(addprefix build/obj/, $(notdir $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)))
+
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S), Darwin)
 
 all: build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE} build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -56,10 +59,16 @@ all: build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE}
 
 endif
 
-build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE}: ${COMMON_DIR}/src/vst3.c ${DATA_DIR}/src/data.h ${PLUGIN_DIR}/plugin.h | build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_DIR}
-	${CC} ${COMMON_DIR}/src/vst3.c -o $@ ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
+build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_FILE}: ${C_OBJS} | build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_DIR}
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
 
-build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_DIR}:
+.SECONDEXPANSION:
+
+PERCENT := %
+$(C_OBJS): build/obj/%.o: $$(filter $$(PERCENT)/$$(basename $$(notdir $$@)).c,$$(C_SRCS)) | build/obj
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ -c ${CFLAGS_ALL}
+
+build/${BUNDLE_DIR}/${DLL_DIR} build/obj:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean:
diff --git a/templates/web-make/Makefile b/templates/web-make/Makefile
index 040f160..a8158d9 100644
--- a/templates/web-make/Makefile
+++ b/templates/web-make/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ LDFLAGS_ALL += -Wl,--export=processor_midi_msg_in
 endif
 LDFLAGS_ALL += ${LDFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS_EXTRA}
 
+C_SRCS = ${COMMON_DIR}/src/processor.c
+C_OBJS = $(addprefix build/obj/, $(notdir $(C_SRCS:.c=.o)))
+
 ALL = build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.wasm build/${BUNDLE_NAME}_processor.js build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.js
 
 default: all
@@ -37,8 +40,14 @@ default: all
 
 all: ${ALL}
 
-build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.wasm: ${COMMON_DIR}/src/memset.h ${COMMON_DIR}/src/walloc.h ${COMMON_DIR}/src/processor.c ${DATA_DIR}/src/data.h ${PLUGIN_DIR}/plugin.h | build
-	${CC} ${COMMON_DIR}/src/processor.c -o $@ ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
+build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.wasm: ${C_OBJS} | build
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ ${CFLAGS_ALL} ${LDFLAGS_ALL}
+
+.SECONDEXPANSION:
+
+PERCENT := %
+$(C_OBJS): build/obj/%.o: $$(filter $$(PERCENT)/$$(basename $$(notdir $$@)).c,$$(C_SRCS)) | build/obj
+	${CC} $^ -o $@ -c ${CFLAGS_ALL}
 
 build/${BUNDLE_NAME}_processor.js: ${DATA_DIR}/src/processor.js | build
 	cp $^ $@
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@ build/${BUNDLE_NAME}_processor.js: ${DATA_DIR}/src/processor.js | build
 build/${BUNDLE_NAME}.js: ${DATA_DIR}/src/module.js | build
 	cp $^ $@
 
-build:
+build build/obj:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
 clean: