diff --git a/mk/target.mk b/mk/target.mk
index c4bd082b3a28d..461e09da6255e 100644
--- a/mk/target.mk
+++ b/mk/target.mk
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ $$(TLIB$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))/stamp.$(4):				    \
 		$$(CRATE_FULLDEPS_$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3)_$(4))	    \
 		$$(TSREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))			    \
 		| $$(TLIB$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))/
-	@$$(call E, compile_and_link: $$(@D)/lib$(4))
+	@$$(call E, oxidize: $$(@D)/lib$(4))
 	$$(call REMOVE_ALL_OLD_GLOB_MATCHES,\
 	    $$(dir $$@)$$(call CFG_LIB_GLOB_$(2),$(4)))
 	$$(call REMOVE_ALL_OLD_GLOB_MATCHES,\
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ $$(TBIN$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))/$(4)$$(X_$(2)):			\
 		    $$(TLIB$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))/stamp.$$(dep))	\
 		$$(TSREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))			\
 		| $$(TBIN$(1)_T_$(4)_H_$(3))/
-	@$$(call E, compile_and_link: $$@)
+	@$$(call E, oxidize: $$@)
 	$$(STAGE$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3)) -o $$@ $$< --cfg $(4)
 
 endef
diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index d2fccbd47cf8b..11d1c401d6350 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ $(3)/stage$(1)/test/$(4)test-$(2)$$(X_$(2)):				\
 		$$(CRATEFILE_$(4))					\
 		$$(CRATE_FULLDEPS_$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3)_$(4))		\
 		$$(STDTESTDEP_$(1)_$(2)_$(3)_$(4))
-	@$$(call E, compile_and_link: $$@)
+	@$$(call E, oxidize: $$@)
 	$$(STAGE$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3)) -o $$@ $$< --test	\
 		-L "$$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(2))"		\
 		-L "$$(LLVM_LIBDIR_$(2))"
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ define DEF_CHECK_FAST_FOR_T_H
 $$(TLIB2_T_$(2)_H_$(3))/$$(FT_LIB): \
 		tmp/$$(FT).rc \
 		$$(SREQ2_T_$(2)_H_$(3))
-	@$$(call E, compile_and_link: $$@)
+	@$$(call E, oxidize: $$@)
 	$$(STAGE2_T_$(2)_H_$(3)) --crate-type=dylib --out-dir $$(@D) $$< \
 	  -L "$$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(2))"
 
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ $(3)/test/$$(FT_DRIVER)-$(2)$$(X_$(2)): \
 		tmp/$$(FT_DRIVER).rs \
 		$$(TLIB2_T_$(2)_H_$(3))/$$(FT_LIB) \
 		$$(SREQ2_T_$(2)_H_$(3))
-	@$$(call E, compile_and_link: $$@ $$<)
+	@$$(call E, oxidize: $$@ $$<)
 	$$(STAGE2_T_$(2)_H_$(3)) -o $$@ $$< \
 	  -L "$$(RT_OUTPUT_DIR_$(2))"