diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/buck_flavors_diff/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/buck_flavors_diff/Makefile
index 074f952e5..222084f90 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/buck_flavors_diff/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/buck_flavors_diff/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 
 TESTS_DIR = ../..
 INFER_OUT = infer-out
-include $(TESTS_DIR)/differential.make
-
+SOURCES = $(SRC_DIR)/some_bugs.c $(SRC_DIR)/some_different_bugs.c
 DIFFERENTIAL_ARGS = --differential-filter-files changed_files.txt
 
-include ../../differential.make
+include $(TESTS_DIR)/differential.make
+
+$(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(CLANG_DEPS)
 
 BUCK_TARGET = //src:hello
 INFER_OPTIONS = $(DIFFERENTIAL_ARGS) --flavors --reactive --debug-exceptions
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile
index 3b663650e..28ff165fc 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ TESTS_DIR = ../..
 MODIFIED_FILES_FILE = filter_files.test.txt
 DIFFERENTIAL_ARGS = --differential-filter-files $(MODIFIED_FILES_FILE) \
 	--differential-filter-set "fixed,preexisting"
+SOURCES = $(wildcard src/com/example/*.java.current src/com/example/*.java.previous \
+	 src/com/example/*.java.unchanged)
 SRC_OBJECT_FILES = src/com/example/*.java src/com/example/*.class com/
 CLEAN_EXTRA = $(SRC_OBJECT_FILES) $(MODIFIED_FILES_FILE)
 
-include ../../differential.make
+include $(TESTS_DIR)/differential.make
+
+$(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS)
 
 .PHONY: compare_reports replace_reports
 compare_reports: current.exp.test previous.exp.test
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_anonymous_class_renamings/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_anonymous_class_renamings/Makefile
index 77b3782c4..343914958 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_anonymous_class_renamings/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_anonymous_class_renamings/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 # E2E test involving the skip_anonymous_class_renamings filter
 
 TESTS_DIR = ../..
+SOURCES = src/DiffExample.java.current src/DiffExample.java.previous
 CLEAN_EXTRA = src/Diff*.java *.class
 
-include ../../differential.make
+include $(TESTS_DIR)/differential.make
+
+$(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS)
 
 $(CURRENT_REPORT):
 	$(QUIET)$(COPY) src/DiffExample.java.current src/DiffExample.java
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames/Makefile
index c047604c7..263ed0d7b 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 # E2E test involving the skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames filter
 
 TESTS_DIR = ../..
+SOURCES = $(wildcard src/*.java.current src/*.java.previous)
 CLEAN_EXTRA = src/Diff*.java src/Diff*.java *.class
 
-include ../../differential.make
+include $(TESTS_DIR)/differential.make
+
+$(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS)
 
 $(CURRENT_REPORT):
 	$(QUIET)$(COPY) src/DiffExample.java.current src/DiffExample.java
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames_with_renamings/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames_with_renamings/Makefile
index 018e1c054..7c460dcb2 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames_with_renamings/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames_with_renamings/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 # E2E test involving the skip_duplicated_types_on_filenames filter
 
 TESTS_DIR = ../..
+SOURCES = $(wildcard src/*.java.current src/*.java.previous)
 DIFFERENTIAL_ARGS = --file-renamings file_renamings.json
 CLEAN_EXTRA = src/Diff*.java *.class
 
-include ../../differential.make
+include $(TESTS_DIR)/differential.make
+
+$(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS)
 
 $(CURRENT_REPORT):
 	$(QUIET)$(COPY) src/DiffExampleRenamed.java.current src/DiffExampleRenamed.java
diff --git a/infer/tests/differential.make b/infer/tests/differential.make
index fc9aac18e..82da956c5 100644
--- a/infer/tests/differential.make
+++ b/infer/tests/differential.make
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(CURRENT_REPORT)
 .PHONY: analyze
 analyze: $(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT)
 
+$(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(INFER_BIN) $(SOURCES)
+
 $(EXPECTED_TEST_OUTPUT): $(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT) $(MODIFIED_FILES_FILE) \
                          $(INFER_BIN) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
 	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_DIR) $(INFER_OUT)