diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 200f01f8392..855a8ab06d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,10 +16,21 @@ db-benchmark-test.dir: src.dir
 db-benchmark-test-cxx.dir: cxx.dir
 utils.dir: src.dir
 
+newbrt.cleandir: $(OS_CHOICE).cleandir
+src.cleandir: newbrt.cleandir
+cxx.cleandir: src.cleandir
+db-benchmark-test.cleandir: src.cleandir
+db-benchmark-test-cxx.cleandir: cxx.cleandir
+utils.cleandir: src.cleandir
+
 %.dir:
-	cd $(patsubst %.dir, %, $@) && $(MAKE) build
+	cd $* && $(MAKE) build
+
+%.localdir:
+	cd $* && $(MAKE) local
 
 build: $(patsubst %,%.dir, $(BUILDDIRS))
+local: $(patsubst %,%.localdir, $(BUILDDIRS))
 
 CHECKS = $(patsubst %,%.checkdir,$(filter-out linux, $(SRCDIRS)))
 
diff --git a/cxx/Makefile b/cxx/Makefile
index e551b6ca95e..f351674703f 100644
--- a/cxx/Makefile
+++ b/cxx/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ endif
 
 LIBNAME = libtokudb_cxx
 
-default: install build
+default: local
+
+local: install build;
+
 build: $(LIBNAME).a
 	if ! diff $(LIBNAME).a ../lib/$(LIBNAME).a >/dev/null 2>&1; then cp $< ../lib/; fi
 	cd tests; $(MAKE) build
diff --git a/db-benchmark-test-cxx/Makefile b/db-benchmark-test-cxx/Makefile
index 6dad6a05f2b..f8f449a3457 100644
--- a/db-benchmark-test-cxx/Makefile
+++ b/db-benchmark-test-cxx/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ QUIET =
 endif
 
 default: build
-build: $(TARGETS)
+build: local;
+local: $(TARGETS);
 
 check: check-default
 
diff --git a/db-benchmark-test/Makefile b/db-benchmark-test/Makefile
index d4d17e27a59..ba872c68854 100644
--- a/db-benchmark-test/Makefile
+++ b/db-benchmark-test/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ SCANSCAN_TDB = scanscan-tokudb$(BINSUF)
 TARGETS = $(TARGET_BDB) $(SCANSCAN_BDB) $(TARGET_TDB) $(SCANSCAN_TDB)
 
 default: build
-build: $(TARGETS) 
+build: local;
+
+local: $(TARGETS);
+
 build.bdb: $(TARGET_BDB) $(SCANSCAN_BDB)
 build.tdb: $(TARGET_TDB) $(SCANSCAN_TDB)
 
diff --git a/linux/Makefile b/linux/Makefile
index 6a3a012ecd1..c43000ebbac 100644
--- a/linux/Makefile
+++ b/linux/Makefile
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf $(TARGET) $(LIBPORTABILITY)
 
 # For build, do nothing
-build:
+local build:;
+
diff --git a/man/texi/Makefile b/man/texi/Makefile
index 38ed7519b44..18f90b98ac3 100644
--- a/man/texi/Makefile
+++ b/man/texi/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SECTIONS = intro
 SECTIONS_TEXI = $(patsubst %,%.texi,$(SECTIONS))
 
 default: $(MANPAGES_3) tokudb.dvi;
-build: default;
+local build: default;
 
 tokudb.dvi: tokudb.texi $(MANPAGES_TEXI) $(SECTIONS_TEXI)
 	texi2dvi4a2ps tokudb.texi
diff --git a/newbrt/Makefile b/newbrt/Makefile
index 92158bb6aca..b31d8624b94 100644
--- a/newbrt/Makefile
+++ b/newbrt/Makefile
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ BINS_O = $(patsubst %,%.$(OEXT),$(BINS_RAW))
 
 .PHONY: build default bins libs
 
-build default: bins libs $(TEST_NEWBRT)
+build default: local
 	cd tests;$(MAKE) build
 
+local: bins libs $(TEST_NEWBRT);
+
 BRT_SOURCES = \
   block_allocator \
   bread \
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 3fabf8bd39f..542572a1936 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ INSTALL_LIBRARIES= $(patsubst %,%.install,$(LIBRARIES))
 #Half Build Half Install???
 build: local build_tests ;
 
-local: buildlocktrees libs install_libs ;
+.PHONY: install
+local install: buildlocktrees libs install_libs ;
 
 build_tests: | local
 	cd tests && $(MAKE) build
@@ -62,8 +63,6 @@ install_libs: $(INSTALL_LIBRARIES)
 %.install: %
 	if ! diff $* ../lib/$* > /dev/null 2>&1; then cp $* ../lib/; fi
 
-.PHONY: install
-install: libs install_libs ;
 
 .PHONY: local libs buildlocktrees
 libs: $(LIBRARIES) ;
diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
index b69888f4774..de240b4e5e8 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: all clean test test_gen test_gen_hex test_load test_dump
 
-build all: $(UTILS) $(BDB_UTILS) $(STATIC_UTILS)
+build all: local
+local: $(UTILS) $(BDB_UTILS) $(STATIC_UTILS);
 
 coverage: $(UTILS)
 
diff --git a/windows/Makefile b/windows/Makefile
index dfc835b9a78..b2f44ec18f3 100644
--- a/windows/Makefile
+++ b/windows/Makefile
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJS)
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(TARGET) $(LIBPORTABILITY)
 
+# For build, do nothing
+local build:;
+