diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 423d0a18..e8bdcea3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,15 +29,12 @@ default: lib-release zstd-release
 all: | allmost examples manual
 
 .PHONY: allmost
-allmost:
-	$(MAKE) -C $(ZSTDDIR) all
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PRGDIR) all
-	$(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR) all
+allmost: allzstd
 	$(MAKE) -C $(ZWRAPDIR) all
 
 #skip zwrapper, can't build that on alternate architectures without the proper zlib installed
-.PHONY: allarch
-allarch:
+.PHONY: allzstd
+allzstd:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(ZSTDDIR) all
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PRGDIR) all
 	$(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR) all
@@ -158,16 +155,16 @@ m32build: clean
 	$(MAKE) all32
 
 armbuild: clean
-	CC=arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc CFLAGS="-Werror" $(MAKE) allarch
+	CC=arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc CFLAGS="-Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
 
 aarch64build: clean
-	CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-Werror" $(MAKE) allarch
+	CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
 
 ppcbuild: clean
-	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CLAGS="-m32 -Wno-attributes -Werror" $(MAKE) allarch
+	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CLAGS="-m32 -Wno-attributes -Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
 
 ppc64build: clean
-	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-m64 -Werror" $(MAKE) allarch
+	CC=powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc CFLAGS="-m64 -Werror" $(MAKE) allzstd
 
 armfuzz: clean
 	CC=arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc QEMU_SYS=qemu-arm-static MOREFLAGS="-static" FUZZER_FLAGS=--no-big-tests $(MAKE) -C $(TESTDIR) fuzztest
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 99fa834b..0f9142b4 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@
     - COMPILER: "gcc"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x64"
-      SCRIPT:   "make allarch MOREFLAGS=-static && make -C tests test-symbols fullbench-dll fullbench-lib"
+      SCRIPT:   "make allzstd MOREFLAGS=-static && make -C tests test-symbols fullbench-dll fullbench-lib"
       ARTIFACT: "true"
       BUILD:    "true"
     - COMPILER: "gcc"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x86"
-      SCRIPT:   "make allarch MOREFLAGS=-static"
+      SCRIPT:   "make allzstd MOREFLAGS=-static"
       ARTIFACT: "true"
       BUILD:    "true"
     - COMPILER: "clang"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x64"
-      SCRIPT:   "MOREFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make allarch"
+      SCRIPT:   "MOREFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make allzstd"
       BUILD:    "true"
 
     - COMPILER: "gcc"
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@
     - COMPILER: "gcc"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x64"
-      SCRIPT:   "make allarch"
+      SCRIPT:   "make allzstd"
     - COMPILER: "gcc"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x86"
-      SCRIPT:   "make allarch"
+      SCRIPT:   "make allzstd"
     - COMPILER: "clang"
       HOST:     "mingw"
       PLATFORM: "x64"
-      SCRIPT:   "MOREFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make allarch"
+      SCRIPT:   "MOREFLAGS='--target=x86_64-w64-mingw32 -Werror -Wconversion -Wno-sign-conversion' make allzstd"
 
     - COMPILER: "visual"
       HOST:     "visual"
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 62b558ee..5a7c373b 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ else
 endif
 
 ZSTDLIB_FILES := $(sort $(wildcard $(ZSTD_FILES)) $(wildcard $(ZSTDLEGACY_FILES)) $(wildcard $(ZDICT_FILES)))
-ZSTDLIB_OBJ   := $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(ZSTDLIB_FILES))
 
 # Define *.exe as extension for Windows systems
 ifneq (,$(filter Windows%,$(OS)))