diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5373691a..9d6e7b07 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -514,9 +514,11 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%.ci4: %.ci4.png
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%.elf: $(BUILD_DIR)/%.o
 	$(call print,Linking ELF file:,$<,$@)
 	$(V)$(LD) -e 0 -Ttext=$(SEGMENT_ADDRESS) -Map $@.map -o $@ $<
-# Override for leveldata.elf, which otherwise matches the above pattern
+# Override for leveldata.elf, which otherwise matches the above pattern.
+# Has to be a static pattern rule for make-4.4 and above to trigger the second
+# expansion.
 .SECONDEXPANSION:
-$(BUILD_DIR)/levels/%/leveldata.elf: $(BUILD_DIR)/levels/%/leveldata.o $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/$$(TEXTURE_BIN).elf
+$(LEVEL_ELF_FILES): $(BUILD_DIR)/levels/%/leveldata.elf: $(BUILD_DIR)/levels/%/leveldata.o $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/$$(TEXTURE_BIN).elf
 	$(call print,Linking ELF file:,$<,$@)
 	$(V)$(LD) -e 0 -Ttext=$(SEGMENT_ADDRESS) -Map $@.map --just-symbols=$(BUILD_DIR)/bin/$(TEXTURE_BIN).elf -o $@ $<
 
diff --git a/Makefile.split b/Makefile.split
index 4aa49d82..0e069cfb 100644
--- a/Makefile.split
+++ b/Makefile.split
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ ACTOR_GROUPS := \
 
 LEVEL_FILES := $(addsuffix leveldata,$(LEVEL_DIRS))
 
+LEVEL_ELF_FILES := $(foreach level_dir,$(LEVEL_DIRS),$(BUILD_DIR)/levels/$(level_dir)leveldata.elf)
+
 SEG_FILES := \
     $(SEGMENTS:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/bin/%.elf) \
     $(ACTOR_GROUPS:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/actors/%.elf) \