diff --git a/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile b/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile
index 7abb3d101..8e41cc7c6 100644
--- a/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile
+++ b/packages/demobank-ui/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spa_dir=$(prefix)/share/taler/demobank-ui
 .PHONY: deps
 deps:
 	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/demobank-ui...
-	pnpm run compile --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/demobank-ui...
+	pnpm run --filter @gnu-taler/demobank-ui... compile
 	pnpm run check
 	pnpm run build
 
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile
index 9bd8767dc..6d695e9c1 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ install-nodeps:
 	ln -sf $(install_target)/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs $(prefix)/bin/taler-wallet-cli
 deps:
 	pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli...
-	pnpm compile --frozen-lockfile --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli...
+	pnpm run --filter @gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cli... compile
 install:
 	$(MAKE) deps
 	$(MAKE) install-nodeps