diff --git a/core/distdir.mk b/core/distdir.mk
index 51ec46efef..24beddc533 100644
--- a/core/distdir.mk
+++ b/core/distdir.mk
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ dist: ;
 
 dist_goal := $(strip $(filter dist,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
 MAKECMDGOALS := $(strip $(filter-out dist,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
-ifeq (,$(strip $(filter-out $(INTERNAL_MODIFIER_TARGETS),$(MAKECMDGOALS))))
-# The commandline was something like "make dist" or "make dist showcommands".
-# Add a dependency on a real target.
-dist: $(DEFAULT_GOAL)
-endif
 
 ifdef dist_goal
 
diff --git a/core/ninja.mk b/core/ninja.mk
index 9187f23c10..ad278e6076 100644
--- a/core/ninja.mk
+++ b/core/ninja.mk
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fastincremental droid $(ANDROID_TARGETS) $(EXTRA_TARGETS): ninja.intermediate
 .INTERMEDIATE: ninja.intermediate
 ninja.intermediate: $(KATI_OUTPUTS) $(MAKEPARALLEL)
 	@echo Starting build with ninja
-	+$(hide) PATH=prebuilts/ninja/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/:$$PATH NINJA_STATUS="$(NINJA_STATUS)" $(NINJA_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI_NINJA_SH) -C $(TOP) $(NINJA_ARGS) $(ANDROID_TARGETS)
+	+$(hide) PATH=prebuilts/ninja/$(HOST_PREBUILT_TAG)/:$$PATH NINJA_STATUS="$(NINJA_STATUS)" $(NINJA_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI_NINJA_SH) -C $(TOP) $(NINJA_ARGS) $(filter-out dist,$(ANDROID_TARGETS))
 else
 generateonly droid $(ANDROID_TARGETS) $(EXTRA_TARGETS): $(KATI_OUTPUTS)
 	@#empty