diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 76a4d7dad..83ad97564 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ git config diff.hex.textconv hexdump
 ```
 
 Now you should be able to build **pokecrystal.gbc** for the first time.
-```
-make clean && make
+```bash
+make
 ```
 
 This ought to take between **3 and 15 seconds**, depending on your computer.
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ git config diff.hex.textconv hexdump
 ```
 
 To compile the rom from asm source:
-```
-make clean && make
+```bash
+make
 ```
 
 That will take between 3 and 15 seconds, depending on your computer. If you see `cmp baserom.gbc pokecrystal.gbc` as the last line, the build was successful! Rejoice!
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15fa7f5c1..eb75fad6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ clean:
 pokecrystal.o: pokecrystal.asm constants.asm wram.asm ${TEXTFILES} lzs
 	rgbasm -o pokecrystal.o pokecrystal.asm
 
+pokecrystal.asm: depend
+depend:
+	@touch main.asm
+
 .asm.tx:
 	python preprocessor.py < $< > $@