diff --git a/curate.mk b/curate.mk
index 3b54af3..e314eb7 100644
--- a/curate.mk
+++ b/curate.mk
@@ -99,15 +99,13 @@ help: #> Display this help message
 #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
-${staging_section}:
-	@mkdir -p $@
-	@echo "\t✓ Created staging space: $@"
-
-${templates_expanded}: ${staging_section}/%: %.m4 ${staging_section} ${all}
+${templates_expanded}: ${staging_section}/%: %.m4 ${all}
+	@mkdir -p ${staging_section}
 	@m4 --include=${MAKO_DIR} $< > $@
 	@echo "\t✓ Generated $@"
 
-${gemtext_copied}: ${staging_section}/%: % ${staging_section}
+${gemtext_copied}: ${staging_section}/%: %
+	@mkdir -p ${staging_section}
 	@cat $< > $@
 	@echo "\t✓ Copied $@"