diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 982a3a592..5662a0bed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ endif # PODMAN_BUILD
 
 pull:
 	git pull
+	rm -f $(FSTOOLS_TAG)
 
 repo: $(BUILD)/repo.tag
 
diff --git a/mk/repo.mk b/mk/repo.mk
index 3d1d0cc25..404ed2824 100644
--- a/mk/repo.mk
+++ b/mk/repo.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Configuration file for recipe commands
 
-$(REPO_TAG): prefix $(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG) $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+$(REPO_TAG): prefix $(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG) | $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else