diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 3798f82bc6..4d07b28aa4 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ update-config_files: PHONY
 	    config.guess config.sub
 
 refresh-gems: update-bundled_gems prepare-gems
-prepare-gems: $(HAVE_BASERUBY:yes=update-gems) $(HAVE_BASERUBY:yes=extract-gems)
+prepare-gems:
 extract-gems: $(HAVE_BASERUBY:yes=update-gems)
 
 update-gems$(gnumake:yes=-sequential): PHONY