diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 4eaae1e9c3..005e3abbe0 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ MAKE_LINK = $(MINIRUBY) -rfileutils -e "include FileUtils::Verbose" \
 
 all: $(SHOWFLAGS) main docs
 
-main: $(SHOWFLAGS) exts $(ENCSTATIC:static=lib)encs programs
+main: $(SHOWFLAGS) exts $(ENCSTATIC:static=lib)encs
 	@$(NULLCMD)
 
 mjit-headers: $(MJIT_SUPPORT)-mjit-headers