diff --git a/src/base/rules.mk b/src/base/rules.mk
index 7ea7488ef..dd0f1a6d9 100644
--- a/src/base/rules.mk
+++ b/src/base/rules.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #                  in `freetype/lib/base' which are not compiled within the
 #                  base layer proper.
 
-INCLUDES += $(SRC_)base
+BASE_COMPILE := $(FT_COMPILE) $I$(SRC_)base
 
 # Base layer sources
 #
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ BASE_SRC_S := $(BASE_)ftbase.c
 # Multiple objects build + extensions
 #
 $(OBJ_)ft%.$O: $(BASE_)ft%.c $(PUBLIC_H) $(BASE_H)
-	$(FT_COMPILE) $T$@ $<
+	$(BASE_COMPILE) $T$@ $<
 
 
 # Base layer - single object build
 #
 $(BASE_OBJ_S): $(PUBLIC_H) $(BASE_H) $(BASE_SRC_S) $(BASE_SRC)
-	$(FT_COMPILE) $T$@ $(BASE_SRC_S)
+	$(BASE_COMPILE) $T$@ $(BASE_SRC_S)
 
 # EOF
diff --git a/src/psnames/rules.mk b/src/psnames/rules.mk
index 25a1f1909..a97797b3a 100644
--- a/src/psnames/rules.mk
+++ b/src/psnames/rules.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 ifndef PSNAMES_INCLUDE
   PSNAMES_INCLUDED := 1
 
-  include $(SRC_)shared/rules.mk
-
   # PSNAMES driver directory
   #
   PSNAMES_DIR  := $(SRC_)psnames
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ ifndef PSNAMES_INCLUDE
 
   # driver headers
   #
-  PSNAMES_DRV_H := $(SHARED_H)               \
+  PSNAMES_DRV_H := $(BASE_H)                 \
                    $(PSNAMES_DIR_)psdriver.h \
                    $(PSNAMES_DIR_)pstables.h
 
diff --git a/src/sfnt/rules.mk b/src/sfnt/rules.mk
index e67e4ff3f..31f7a8dc0 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/rules.mk
+++ b/src/sfnt/rules.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 ifndef SFNT_INCLUDE
   SFNT_INCLUDED := 1
 
-  include $(SRC_)shared/rules.mk
-
   # SFNT driver directory
   #
   SFNT_DIR  := $(SRC_)sfnt
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ ifndef SFNT_INCLUDE
 
   # driver headers
   #
-  SFNT_DRV_H := $(SHARED_H)            \
+  SFNT_DRV_H := $(BASE_H)              \
                 $(SFNT_DIR_)ttload.h   \
                 $(SFNT_DIR_)ttsbit.h   \
                 $(SFNT_DIR_)ttcmap.h   \