diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d5880921fd..60091d44ea 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ DLL_OBJS = $(PLAF_DLL_OBJS) \
 
 EXE_OBJS = $(PLAF_EXE_OBJS)
 
-default:
+default: misc/wordsize
+	make `./misc/target`
+
+help:
 	@echo "Run 'make' with one of the following parameters:"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "freebsd-x86-32"
@@ -161,9 +164,6 @@ factor: $(DLL_OBJS) $(EXE_OBJS)
 misc/wordsize: misc/wordsize.c
 	gcc misc/wordsize.c -o misc/wordsize
 
-auto: misc/wordsize
-	make `./misc/target`
-
 clean:
 	rm -f vm/*.o
 	rm -f factor*.dll libfactor*.*
diff --git a/misc/target b/misc/target
index b2b04dfc1c..e55032784b 100755
--- a/misc/target
+++ b/misc/target
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ then
 elif [ \( `uname -o` = Cygwin \) -a \( `uname -m` = i686 \) ]
 then
   echo winnt-x86-`./misc/wordsize`
-fi
-
+else
+  echo help
+fi
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