diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fad312040f..3c0d89057e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ NINJAFLAGS = $(if $V,-v) $(if $(MAKE.n), -n) $(if $(MAKE.k), -k0) \
         $(filter-out -j, $(lastword -j1 $(filter -l% -j%, $(MAKEFLAGS)))) \
         -d keepdepfile
 ninja-cmd-goals = $(or $(MAKECMDGOALS), all)
-ninja-cmd-goals += $(foreach t, $(.check.build-suites), $(.check-$t.deps))
-ninja-cmd-goals += $(foreach t, $(.bench.build-suites), $(.bench-$t.deps))
+ninja-cmd-goals += $(foreach g, $(MAKECMDGOALS), $(.ninja-goals.$g))))
 
 makefile-targets := build.ninja ctags TAGS cscope dist clean uninstall
 # "ninja -t targets" also lists all prerequisites.  If build system
diff --git a/scripts/mtest2make.py b/scripts/mtest2make.py
index 304634b71e..0fe81efbbc 100644
--- a/scripts/mtest2make.py
+++ b/scripts/mtest2make.py
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ def emit_prolog(suites, prefix):
 
 def emit_suite_deps(name, suite, prefix):
     deps = ' '.join(suite.deps)
-    targets = f'{prefix}-{name} {prefix}-report-{name}.junit.xml {prefix} {prefix}-report.junit.xml'
+    targets = [f'{prefix}-{name}', f'{prefix}-report-{name}.junit.xml', f'{prefix}', f'{prefix}-report.junit.xml',
+               f'{prefix}-build']
     print()
     print(f'.{prefix}-{name}.deps = {deps}')
-    print(f'ifneq ($(filter {prefix}-build {targets}, $(MAKECMDGOALS)),)')
-    print(f'.{prefix}.build-suites += {name}')
-    print(f'endif')
+    for t in targets:
+        print(f'.ninja-goals.{t} += $(.{prefix}-{name}.deps)')
 
 def emit_suite(name, suite, prefix):
     emit_suite_deps(name, suite, prefix)