diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ced650d..31d2931 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
   endif()
 endfunction()
 
-# This is a dummy target which all other targets depend on (manually - see other
-# CMakeLists.txt files). This gives us a hook to add any targets which need to
-# run before all other targets.
-add_custom_target(global_target)
-
 if(ANDROID)
   # Android-NDK CMake files reconfigure the path and so Perl won't be found.
   # However, ninja will still find them in $PATH if we just name them.
@@ -112,7 +107,7 @@
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/symbol_prefix_include
     COMMAND ${GO_EXECUTABLE} run ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util/make_prefix_headers.go -out ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/symbol_prefix_include ${BORINGSSL_PREFIX_SYMBOLS}
     DEPENDS util/make_prefix_headers.go
-            ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${BORINGSSL_PREFIX_SYMBOLS})
+            ${BORINGSSL_PREFIX_SYMBOLS})
 
   # add_dependencies needs a target, not a file, so we add an intermediate
   # target.
@@ -121,9 +116,10 @@
     DEPENDS symbol_prefix_include/boringssl_prefix_symbols.h
             symbol_prefix_include/boringssl_prefix_symbols_asm.h
             symbol_prefix_include/boringssl_prefix_symbols_nasm.inc)
-  add_dependencies(global_target boringssl_prefix_symbols)
 elseif(BORINGSSL_PREFIX OR BORINGSSL_PREFIX_SYMBOLS)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Must specify both or neither of BORINGSSL_PREFIX and BORINGSSL_PREFIX_SYMBOLS")
+else()
+  add_custom_target(boringssl_prefix_symbols)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
diff --git a/crypto/CMakeLists.txt b/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
index e4208ac..c6a0580 100644
--- a/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crypto/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
   )
 endif()
 
-add_dependencies(crypto global_target)
+add_dependencies(crypto boringssl_prefix_symbols)
 
 if(FIPS_DELOCATE OR FIPS_SHARED)
   add_dependencies(crypto bcm_o_target)
@@ -350,10 +350,7 @@
 
   fipsmodule/rand/urandom_test.cc
 )
-
 target_link_libraries(urandom_test test_support_lib boringssl_gtest crypto)
-
-add_dependencies(urandom_test global_target)
 add_dependencies(all_tests urandom_test)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -427,8 +424,5 @@
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:crypto_test_data>
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:boringssl_gtest_main>
 )
-
-add_dependencies(crypto_test global_target)
-
 target_link_libraries(crypto_test test_support_lib boringssl_gtest crypto)
 add_dependencies(all_tests crypto_test)
diff --git a/crypto/fipsmodule/CMakeLists.txt b/crypto/fipsmodule/CMakeLists.txt
index fc2d0dd..3858e8b 100644
--- a/crypto/fipsmodule/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crypto/fipsmodule/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
     bcm.c
   )
-  add_dependencies(bcm_c_generated_asm global_target)
+  add_dependencies(bcm_c_generated_asm boringssl_prefix_symbols)
   target_include_directories(bcm_c_generated_asm PRIVATE ../../include)
   set_target_properties(bcm_c_generated_asm PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "-S")
   set_target_properties(bcm_c_generated_asm PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
 
     bcm-delocated.S
   )
-  add_dependencies(bcm_hashunset global_target)
   set_target_properties(bcm_hashunset PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
   set_target_properties(bcm_hashunset PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
 
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@
 
     fips_shared_support.c
   )
-  add_dependencies(fipsmodule global_target)
+  add_dependencies(fipsmodule boringssl_prefix_symbols)
   target_include_directories(fipsmodule PRIVATE ../../include)
   set_target_properties(fipsmodule PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C)
 elseif(FIPS_SHARED)
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@
 
     fips_shared_support.c
   )
-  add_dependencies(fipsmodule global_target)
+  add_dependencies(fipsmodule boringssl_prefix_symbols)
   target_include_directories(fipsmodule PRIVATE ../../include)
 
   add_library(
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@
     bcm.c
     ${BCM_SOURCES_ASM_USED}
   )
-  add_dependencies(bcm_library global_target)
+  add_dependencies(bcm_library boringssl_prefix_symbols)
   target_include_directories(bcm_library PRIVATE ../../include)
 
   add_custom_command(
@@ -173,6 +172,6 @@
     fips_shared_support.c
     ${BCM_SOURCES_ASM_USED}
   )
-  add_dependencies(fipsmodule global_target)
+  add_dependencies(fipsmodule boringssl_prefix_symbols)
   target_include_directories(fipsmodule PRIVATE ../../include)
 endif()
diff --git a/crypto/test/CMakeLists.txt b/crypto/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 939cbb6..fee46ae 100644
--- a/crypto/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crypto/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   target_link_libraries(test_support_lib dbghelp)
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(test_support_lib boringssl_gtest crypto)
-add_dependencies(test_support_lib global_target)
 
 add_library(
   boringssl_gtest_main
@@ -27,6 +26,4 @@
 
   gtest_main.cc
 )
-
-add_dependencies(boringssl_gtest_main global_target)
 target_link_libraries(boringssl_gtest_main boringssl_gtest crypto test_support_lib)
diff --git a/decrepit/CMakeLists.txt b/decrepit/CMakeLists.txt
index 38d6f5d..48b0cf1 100644
--- a/decrepit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/decrepit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   x509/x509_decrepit.c
   xts/xts.c
 )
-add_dependencies(decrepit global_target)
 target_link_libraries(decrepit crypto ssl)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
 
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:boringssl_gtest_main>
 )
-add_dependencies(decrepit_test global_target)
 target_link_libraries(decrepit_test test_support_lib boringssl_gtest decrepit
                       crypto)
 add_dependencies(all_tests decrepit_test)
diff --git a/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt b/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
index c6835eb..7856f55 100644
--- a/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 macro(fuzzer name)
   add_executable(${name} ${name}.cc)
-  add_dependencies(${name} global_target)
   target_compile_options(${name} PRIVATE "-Wno-missing-prototypes")
   target_link_libraries(${name} crypto ${ARGN})
   if(LIBFUZZER_FROM_DEPS)
diff --git a/ssl/CMakeLists.txt b/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
index beaf61a..147ab58 100644
--- a/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ssl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 # here.
 install_if_enabled(TARGETS ssl EXPORT OpenSSLTargets ${INSTALL_DESTINATION_DEFAULT})
 set_property(TARGET ssl PROPERTY EXPORT_NAME SSL)
-add_dependencies(ssl global_target)
 target_link_libraries(ssl crypto)
 
 add_executable(
@@ -56,6 +55,5 @@
 
   $<TARGET_OBJECTS:boringssl_gtest_main>
 )
-add_dependencies(ssl_test global_target)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_test test_support_lib boringssl_gtest ssl crypto)
 add_dependencies(all_tests ssl_test)
diff --git a/ssl/test/CMakeLists.txt b/ssl/test/CMakeLists.txt
index fa326aa..110c683 100644
--- a/ssl/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ssl/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
   test_config.cc
   test_state.cc
 )
-
-add_dependencies(bssl_shim global_target)
-
 target_link_libraries(bssl_shim ssl crypto)
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
@@ -28,9 +25,6 @@
     test_config.cc
     test_state.cc
   )
-
-  add_dependencies(handshaker global_target)
-
   target_link_libraries(handshaker ssl crypto)
 else()
   # Declare a dummy target for run_tests to depend on.
diff --git a/tool/CMakeLists.txt b/tool/CMakeLists.txt
index df5d9a7..5047108 100644
--- a/tool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@
   transport_common.cc
 )
 install_if_enabled(TARGETS bssl DESTINATION ${INSTALL_DESTINATION_DEFAULT})
-add_dependencies(bssl global_target)
 target_link_libraries(bssl ssl crypto)
diff --git a/util/fipstools/CMakeLists.txt b/util/fipstools/CMakeLists.txt
index 87960b4..87abf0a 100644
--- a/util/fipstools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/util/fipstools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 
     test_fips.c
   )
-  add_dependencies(test_fips global_target)
   target_link_libraries(test_fips crypto)
 endif()
diff --git a/util/fipstools/acvp/modulewrapper/CMakeLists.txt b/util/fipstools/acvp/modulewrapper/CMakeLists.txt
index 45a941d..7938d39 100644
--- a/util/fipstools/acvp/modulewrapper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/util/fipstools/acvp/modulewrapper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
     main.cc
     modulewrapper.cc
   )
-  add_dependencies(modulewrapper global_target)
   target_link_libraries(modulewrapper crypto)
 endif()