--- squashfs-tools/Makefile
+++ squashfs-tools/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CFLAGS := -I$(INCLUDEDIR) -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -g
 
 mksquashfs: mksquashfs.o read_fs.o sort.o
-	$(CC) mksquashfs.o read_fs.o sort.o -lz -o $@
+	$(CC) $^ -lz -o $@
 
 mksquashfs.o: mksquashfs.c mksquashfs.h