diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2f5ddc..9fa8a67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	LIBS=-lrt
 endif
 
-OBJS=main.o init.o actions1.o actions2.o score.o misc.o
+OBJS=main.o init.o actions1.o actions2.o score.o misc.o database.o
 SOURCES=$(OBJS:.o=.c) COPYING NEWS README TODO adventure.text advent.text control misc.h main.h share.h funcs.h
 
 .c.o:
 	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -O $(DBX) -c $<
 
 advent:	$(OBJS) database.o
-	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -O $(DBX) -o advent $(OBJS) database.o $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -O $(DBX) -o advent $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 main.o:		main.h misc.h funcs.h database.h
 
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ score.o:	misc.h main.h share.h database.h
 
 misc.o:		misc.h main.h database.h
 
-database.c database.h: compile
+database.o:	database.h
+
+funcs.h:	database.h
+
+database.c database.h: compile adventure.text
 	./compile
 	$(CC) $(CCFLAGS) -O $(DBX) -c database.c