diff --git a/makefile.basic_rust b/makefile.basic_rust
index d5f9444..c4d31e9 100644
--- a/makefile.basic_rust
+++ b/makefile.basic_rust
@@ -120,14 +120,11 @@ endif
 flags-update: rustflags-update ldflags-update
 
 #Compile all the rust 'crates'
-$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE): $(MAIN_SOURCE_FILE) $(LDFLAGS_TMPFILE) $(RUSTFLAGS_TMPFILE) $(MAIN_DEP_FILE)
-	$(COMPILER) $< $(COMPILE_FLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS)
+$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE): $(MAIN_SOURCE_FILE) $(LDFLAGS_TMPFILE) $(RUSTFLAGS_TMPFILE) | $(DEPDIR)
+	$(COMPILER) $< $(COMPILE_FLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) --emit link=$@ --emit dep-info=$(MAIN_DEP_FILE)
 ifeq ($(RELEASE),1)
 	$(STRIP) --strip-all "$(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)"
 endif
-#create a dependency tracking file so that the project rebuilds when any dep is updated
-$(MAIN_DEP_FILE): $(MAIN_SOURCE_FILE) $(RUSTFLAGS_TMPFILE) | $(DEPDIR)
-	$(COMPILER) $< --emit dep-info $(COMPILE_FLAGS) -o $@
 
 $(DEPDIR):
 	$(call mkdir,"$(DEPDIR)")