diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70c44a959..e723d94a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ all: CPP RES UI WIDGETS
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-CPP: discovery
+CPP: backend discovery
+
+backend:
+	$(MAKE) -C source/backend
 
 discovery:
 	$(MAKE) -C source/discovery
diff --git a/source/backend/Makefile.mk b/source/backend/Makefile.mk
index 2ae27041e..37db75587 100644
--- a/source/backend/Makefile.mk
+++ b/source/backend/Makefile.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Created by falkTX
 #
 
-include ../Makefile.mk
+include ../../Makefile.mk
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/source/backend/native/Makefile b/source/backend/native/Makefile
index 9fafc986b..00fd773c6 100644
--- a/source/backend/native/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/native/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Created by falkTX
 #
 
-include ../../Makefile.mk
+include ../Makefile.mk
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/Makefile b/source/backend/plugin/Makefile
index 9fd09c4c9..de97d1241 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Created by falkTX
 #
 
-include ../../Makefile.mk
+include ../Makefile.mk
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------