diff --git a/make/java/jli/Makefile b/make/java/jli/Makefile
index eeb64ca6e3413cc1c3d450feca0ea7a0dec084d5..7aad6e9892d56ba981f12100456e65a2e07a4562 100644
--- a/make/java/jli/Makefile
+++ b/make/java/jli/Makefile
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ STATIC_LIBRARY_NAME = $(LIBPREFIX)$(LIBRARY).lib
 STATIC_LIBRARY = $(STATIC_LIBRARY_DIR)/$(STATIC_LIBRARY_NAME)
 
 $(STATIC_LIBRARY_DIR): $(OBJDIR)
-	@$(prep-target)
 	@$(MKDIR) $(STATIC_LIBRARY_DIR)
 
 $(STATIC_LIBRARY): $(STATIC_LIBRARY_DIR)