diff --git a/apio/resources/ecp5/SConstruct b/apio/resources/ecp5/SConstruct
index 9a3b2584..0fbe2509 100644
--- a/apio/resources/ecp5/SConstruct
+++ b/apio/resources/ecp5/SConstruct
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ AlwaysBuild(upload)
 
 # -- Target time: calculate the time
 rpt = env.Time(config_out)
+AlwaysBuild(rpt)
 t = env.Alias('time', rpt)
-AlwaysBuild(t)
 
 # -- Icarus Verilog builders
 iverilog = Builder(
diff --git a/apio/resources/ice40/SConstruct b/apio/resources/ice40/SConstruct
index 4d11a521..c1cc2451 100644
--- a/apio/resources/ice40/SConstruct
+++ b/apio/resources/ice40/SConstruct
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ AlwaysBuild(upload)
 
 # -- Target time: calculate the time
 rpt = env.Time(asc)
+AlwaysBuild(rpt) 
 t = env.Alias('time', rpt)
-AlwaysBuild(t)
 
 # -- Icarus Verilog builders
 iverilog = Builder(