diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/hw/target.mk b/repos/base-hw/src/core/hw/target.mk
index e9a50206cb..0ad49146a3 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/hw/target.mk
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/hw/target.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ TARGET   := core-hw-$(BOARD)
 LIBS     := core-hw-$(BOARD)
 CORE_LIB := core-hw-$(BOARD).a
 
-BUILD_ARTIFACTS := $(CORE_LIB)
-
 include $(BASE_DIR)/src/core/target.inc
diff --git a/repos/base/src/core/target.inc b/repos/base/src/core/target.inc
index dc84272914..e5fcd30314 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/core/target.inc
+++ b/repos/base/src/core/target.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 TARGET   ?= core
 CORE_LIB ?= core.a
 
+BUILD_ARTIFACTS := $(CORE_LIB)
+
 $(TARGET):
 	@true