diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 8581fbb0..98ee2bb1 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ $(sim_files): $(call lookup_scala_srcs,$(base_dir)/generators/utilities/src/main
 #########################################################################################
 .INTERMEDIATE: generator_temp
 $(FIRRTL_FILE) $(ANNO_FILE): generator_temp
+	@echo "" > /dev/null
+
 generator_temp: $(SCALA_SOURCES) $(sim_files)
 	mkdir -p $(build_dir)
 	cd $(base_dir) && $(SBT) "project $(SBT_PROJECT)" "runMain $(GENERATOR_PACKAGE).Generator $(build_dir) $(MODEL_PACKAGE) $(MODEL) $(CONFIG_PACKAGE) $(CONFIG)"
-	
+
 .PHONY: firrtl
 firrtl: $(FIRRTL_FILE)
 
@@ -57,8 +59,11 @@ TOP_TARGETS = $(TOP_FILE) $(TOP_SMEMS_CONF) $(TOP_ANNO) $(TOP_FIR) $(sim_top_bla
 HARNESS_TARGETS = $(HARNESS_FILE) $(HARNESS_SMEMS_CONF) $(HARNESS_ANNO) $(HARNESS_FIR) $(sim_harness_blackboxes)
 
 # DOC include start: FirrtlCompiler
+# NOTE: These *_temp intermediate targets will get removed in favor of make 4.3 grouped targets (&: operator)
 .INTERMEDIATE: firrtl_temp
 $(TOP_TARGETS) $(HARNESS_TARGETS): firrtl_temp
+	@echo "" > /dev/null
+
 firrtl_temp: $(FIRRTL_FILE) $(ANNO_FILE)
 	cd $(base_dir) && $(SBT) "project tapeout" "runMain barstools.tapeout.transforms.GenerateTopAndHarness -o $(TOP_FILE) -tho $(HARNESS_FILE) -i $(FIRRTL_FILE) --syn-top $(TOP) --harness-top $(VLOG_MODEL) -faf $(ANNO_FILE) -tsaof $(TOP_ANNO) -tdf $(sim_top_blackboxes) -tsf $(TOP_FIR) -thaof $(HARNESS_ANNO) -hdf $(sim_harness_blackboxes) -thf $(HARNESS_FIR) $(REPL_SEQ_MEM) $(HARNESS_CONF_FLAGS) -td $(build_dir)" && touch $(sim_top_blackboxes) $(sim_harness_blackboxes)
 # DOC include end: FirrtlCompiler
@@ -67,12 +72,16 @@ firrtl_temp: $(FIRRTL_FILE) $(ANNO_FILE)
 MACROCOMPILER_MODE ?= --mode synflops
 .INTERMEDIATE: top_macro_temp
 $(TOP_SMEMS_FILE) $(TOP_SMEMS_FIR): top_macro_temp
+	@echo "" > /dev/null
+
 top_macro_temp: $(TOP_SMEMS_CONF)
 	cd $(base_dir) && $(SBT) "project barstoolsMacros" "runMain barstools.macros.MacroCompiler -n $(TOP_SMEMS_CONF) -v $(TOP_SMEMS_FILE) -f $(TOP_SMEMS_FIR) $(MACROCOMPILER_MODE)"
 
 HARNESS_MACROCOMPILER_MODE = --mode synflops
 .INTERMEDIATE: harness_macro_temp
 $(HARNESS_SMEMS_FILE) $(HARNESS_SMEMS_FIR): harness_macro_temp
+	@echo "" > /dev/null
+
 harness_macro_temp: $(HARNESS_SMEMS_CONF)
 	cd $(base_dir) && $(SBT) "project barstoolsMacros" "runMain barstools.macros.MacroCompiler -n $(HARNESS_SMEMS_CONF) -v $(HARNESS_SMEMS_FILE) -f $(HARNESS_SMEMS_FIR) $(HARNESS_MACROCOMPILER_MODE)"