diff --git a/passes/pmgen/Makefile.inc b/passes/pmgen/Makefile.inc
index 884e1252224..ed872b7212d 100644
--- a/passes/pmgen/Makefile.inc
+++ b/passes/pmgen/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %_pm.h: passes/pmgen/pmgen.py %.pmg
-	$(P) mkdir -p passes/pmgen && $(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE) $< -o $@ -p $(subst _pm.h,,$(notdir $@)) $(filter-out $<,$^)
+	$(P) mkdir -p $(dir $@) && $(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE) $< -o $@ -p $(subst _pm.h,,$(notdir $@)) $(filter-out $<,$^)
 
 # --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/techlibs/quicklogic/Makefile.inc b/techlibs/quicklogic/Makefile.inc
index 054f272a803..8ec8e3e8da8 100644
--- a/techlibs/quicklogic/Makefile.inc
+++ b/techlibs/quicklogic/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-%_pm.h: passes/pmgen/pmgen.py %.pmg
-	$(P) mkdir -p pmgen && $(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE) $< -o $@ -p $(subst _pm.h,,$(notdir $@)) $(filter-out $<,$^)
-
 techlibs/quicklogic/qlf_k6n10f/bram_types_sim.v: techlibs/quicklogic/qlf_k6n10f/generate_bram_types_sim.py
 	$(P) $(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE) $^ $@