diff --git a/emulator/Makefile b/emulator/Makefile
index 4f27f61e..e117f026 100644
--- a/emulator/Makefile
+++ b/emulator/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -L$(RISCV)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(RISCV)/lib -L. -ldramsim -lfes
 OBJS := $(addsuffix .o,$(CXXSRCS) $(MODEL))
 DEBUG_OBJS := $(addsuffix -debug.o,$(CXXSRCS) $(MODEL))
 
-CHISEL_ARGS := $(MODEL) --noIoDebug --backend c --targetDir emulator/generated-src --configInstance $(PROJECT).$(CONFIG)
+CHISEL_ARGS := $(MODEL) --noIoDebug --backend c --configInstance $(PROJECT).$(CONFIG) --targetDir emulator/generated-src
 CHISEL_ARGS_DEBUG := $(CHISEL_ARGS)-debug --debug --vcd --ioDebug
 
 generated-src/$(MODEL).h: $(base_dir)/rocket/$(src_path)/*.scala $(base_dir)/hwacha/$(src_path)/*.scala $(base_dir)/uncore/$(src_path)/*.scala $(base_dir)/$(src_path)/*.scala