diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 054f3b4c..2aad9d4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 DIRS = vimperator muttator
-TARGETS = tildetidy clean distclean doc help info jar release xpi
+TARGETS = clean distclean doc help info jar release xpi
+.PHONY = tildetidy
 .SILENT:
 
 $(TARGETS:%=\%.%):
@@ -9,3 +10,6 @@ $(TARGETS:%=\%.%):
 
 $(TARGETS): %: $(DIRS:%=%.%)
 
+tildetidy:
+		@echo "Removing vim backup files..."
+		find . -name '*~' -exec rm -fv {} \;
diff --git a/common/Makefile.common b/common/Makefile.common
index 82e48939..f3fbc038 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.common
+++ b/common/Makefile.common
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ASCIIDOC = asciidoc
 
 #### rules
 
-.PHONY: all help info doc jar xpi install clean distclean tildetidy $(JAR)
+.PHONY: all help info doc jar xpi install clean distclean $(JAR)
 all: help
 
 help:
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ distclean: clean
 	@set -e; for locale in $(LOCALES); do $(MAKE) -C clean; doc; done
 	rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}
 
-tildetidy:
-	@echo "Removing vim backup files..."
-	find . -name '*~' -exec rm -fv {} \;
-
 #### xpi
 
 $(XPI): $(JAR)
diff --git a/common/Makefile.doc b/common/Makefile.doc
index 2ab13dbc..6777d234 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.doc
+++ b/common/Makefile.doc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AWK           = awk
 
 #### rules
 
-.PHONY: all help doc asciidoc check-asciidoc clean distclean tildetidy
+.PHONY: all help doc asciidoc check-asciidoc clean distclean
 all: doc
 
 doc: asciidoc t2t
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ distclean: clean
 	@echo "More cleanup..."
 	rm -f $(DOC_FILES)
 
-tildetidy:
-	@echo "Removing vim backup files..."
-	find . -name '*~' -exec rm -fv {} \;
-
 #### Makes single-file makes easier to type
 
 %: %.html %.t2t %.xhtml %.t2t ;