diff --git a/src/video_core/host_shaders/CMakeLists.txt b/src/video_core/host_shaders/CMakeLists.txt
index 668f939546..60b399ccba 100644
--- a/src/video_core/host_shaders/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/video_core/host_shaders/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ if (NOT GLSLANG_ERROR STREQUAL "")
     set(QUIET_FLAG "")
 endif()
 
-# Shader files must depend on their directory otherwise *BSD make will spontaneously combust
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${SHADER_DIR}")
 foreach(SOURCE_FILE IN ITEMS ${SHADER_FILES})
     get_filename_component(FILENAME ${SOURCE_FILE} NAME)
     string(REPLACE "." "_" SHADER_NAME ${FILENAME})
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ foreach(SOURCE_FILE IN ITEMS ${SHADER_FILES})
                 ${SOURCE_FILE}
             DEPENDS
                 ${INPUT_FILE}
-                ${SHADER_DIR}
                 # HEADER_GENERATOR should be included here but msbuild seems to assume it's always modified
         )
         set(SHADER_HEADERS ${SHADER_HEADERS} ${SOURCE_HEADER_FILE})
@@ -151,8 +148,6 @@ foreach(SOURCE_FILE IN ITEMS ${SHADER_FILES})
                 ${GLSLANGVALIDATOR} -V ${QUIET_FLAG} -I"${FIDELITYFX_INCLUDE_DIR}" ${GLSL_FLAGS} --variable-name ${SPIRV_VARIABLE_NAME} -o ${SPIRV_HEADER_FILE} ${SOURCE_FILE} --target-env ${SPIR_V_VERSION}
             MAIN_DEPENDENCY
                 ${SOURCE_FILE}
-            DEPENDS
-                ${SHADER_DIR}
         )
         set(SHADER_HEADERS ${SHADER_HEADERS} ${SPIRV_HEADER_FILE})
     endif()
@@ -172,7 +167,6 @@ foreach(FILEPATH IN ITEMS ${FIDELITYFX_FILES})
             ${SOURCE_FILE}
         DEPENDS
             ${INPUT_FILE}
-            ${SHADER_DIR}
             # HEADER_GENERATOR should be included here but msbuild seems to assume it's always modified
     )
     set(SHADER_HEADERS ${SHADER_HEADERS} ${SOURCE_HEADER_FILE})