diff --git a/services/idp/Makefile b/services/idp/Makefile
index 3f13072b92..00f3505a66 100644
--- a/services/idp/Makefile
+++ b/services/idp/Makefile
@@ -15,20 +15,16 @@ node-generate-prod: assets
 
 .PHONY: assets
 assets: pnpm-build \
-		assets/identifier/static \
 		assets/identifier/static/favicon.svg \
 		assets/identifier/static/icon-lilac.svg
 
-assets/identifier/static:
-	mkdir -p assets/identifier/static
-
 .PHONY: assets/identifier/static/favicon.svg # force overwrite
-assets/identifier/static/favicon.svg:
+assets/identifier/static/favicon.svg: pnpm-build
 	cp src/images/favicon.svg assets/identifier/static/favicon.svg
 	rm assets/identifier/static/favicon.ico
 
 .PHONY: assets/identifier/static/icon-lilac.svg
-assets/identifier/static/icon-lilac.svg:
+assets/identifier/static/icon-lilac.svg: pnpm-build
 	cp src/images/icon-lilac.svg assets/identifier/static/icon-lilac.svg
 
 .PHONY: pnpm-build