diff --git a/makefile.gen b/makefile.gen
index 3f7b84e5..11673e20 100644
--- a/makefile.gen
+++ b/makefile.gen
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ release: CFLAGS= $(FLAGS)
 release: AFLAGS= $(FLAGS)
 release: LIBMD= $(LIB)/libmd.a
 release: $(OUT)/rom.bin $(OUT)/symbol.txt
-.PHONY: release
+release: padROM
+.PHONY: release padROM
 
 #release: $(info $$var is [${SRC_C}])
 
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ debug: AFLAGS= $(FLAGS)
 debug: LIBMD= $(LIB)/libmd_debug.a
 debug: $(OUT)/rom.bin $(OUT)/rom.out $(OUT)/symbol.txt
 debug: injectSymbolsInROM
-.PHONY: debug injectSymbolsInROM
+debug: padROM
+.PHONY: debug injectSymbolsInROM padROM
 
 asm: FLAGS= $(DEFAULT_FLAGS) -O3 -fuse-linker-plugin -fno-web -fno-gcse -fomit-frame-pointer -S
 asm: CFLAGS= $(FLAGS)
@@ -159,13 +161,14 @@ cleanDebug: cleandebug
 cleanAsm: cleanasm
 .PHONY: cleanRelease cleanDebug cleanAsm
 
+padROM:	$(OUT)/rom.bin
+	$(SIZEBND) $(OUT)/rom.bin -sizealign 131072 -checksum
 
 injectSymbolsInROM:	$(OUT)/rom.bin $(OUT)/rom.out $(OUT)/symbol.txt
 	$(CONVSYM) $(OUT)/symbol.txt $(OUT)/rom.bin -in txt -inopt "/fmt='%X %*[TtBbCcDd] %511s' /offsetFirst+" -range 0 FFFFFF -a -ref @MDDBG__SymbolDataPtr
 
 $(OUT)/rom.bin: $(OUT)/rom.out $(OUT)/symbol.txt
 	$(OBJCPY) -O binary $(OUT)/rom.out $(OUT)/rom.bin
-	$(SIZEBND) $(OUT)/rom.bin -sizealign 131072 -checksum
 
 $(OUT)/symbol.txt: $(OUT)/rom.out
 	$(NM) $(LTO_PLUGIN) -nl $(OUT)/rom.out > $(OUT)/symbol.txt