diff --git a/configure/modules/RULES_VARS b/configure/modules/RULES_VARS
index 458eb408db58a64994ef8b0f9f844edd9eb22241..1c01e0f53d8eafc449902b3a9d79327b84e438e2 100644
--- a/configure/modules/RULES_VARS
+++ b/configure/modules/RULES_VARS
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ LEVEL?=2
 
 GENERATED_DEP_FILE:=$(E3_MODULES_INSTALL_LOCATION_LIB)/$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)/$(E3_MODULE_NAME).dep
 
-.PHONY: env vars header vers dep _dep1 _dep2
+.PHONY: env _dep1 _dep2
 
 ## Print relevant environment variables
+.PHONY: vars
 vars: header
 	$(foreach v, $(E3_MODULES_VARIABLES), $(info $(v) = $($(v)))) @#noop
 
+.PHONY: header
 header:
 	$(QUIET)echo ""
 	$(QUIET)echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ## Displays dependency information, both configured and generated
+.PHONY: dep
 dep: _dep2
 	$(QUIET)echo "require $(E3_MODULE_NAME),$(E3_MODULE_VERSION)"
 	$(QUIET)echo "< configured ..."
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ ifneq ("$(wildcard $(GENERATED_DEP_FILE))","")
 	$(QUIET)tail -n+2 $(GENERATED_DEP_FILE) 
 endif
 
+.PHONY: vers
 vers:
 	$(QUIET)echo "EPICS_MODULE_TAG:=$(EPICS_MODULE_TAG), origin : $(origin EPICS_MODULE_TAG)"
 	$(QUIET)echo "E3_MODULE_VERSION:=$(E3_MODULE_VERSION), origin : $(origin E3_MODULE_VERSION)"