diff --git a/etc/makefiles/arduino-cli.mk b/etc/makefiles/arduino-cli.mk
index b6541a04..68ea4ecc 100644
--- a/etc/makefiles/arduino-cli.mk
+++ b/etc/makefiles/arduino-cli.mk
@@ -55,26 +55,7 @@ endif
 # Otherwise, use the arduino-cli bundle
 export ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER ?= $(ARDUINO_CONTENT)/user
 
-# If we're not calling setup, we should freak out if the hardware
-# definitions don't exist
-
-ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),setup)
-
-ifeq ($(wildcard $(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER)/hardware/keyboardio/avr/boards.txt),)
- 
-$(info Kaleidoscope hardware definitions not found in)
-$(info $(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER))
-$(info )
-$(info You may be able to resolve this issue by running the following command)
-$(info to initialize Kaleidoscope )
-$(info )
-$(info $(MAKE) -C $(KALEIDOSCOPE_DIR) setup )
-$(info )
-$(error )
-
-endif
 
-endif
 
 arduino_env = ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER=$(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER) \
 	      ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_DATA=$(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_DATA)
@@ -176,3 +157,20 @@ install-arduino-core-deps:
 	$(QUIET) $(ARDUINO_CLI) core install "keyboardio:gd32-tools-only"
 
 
+# If we're not calling setup, we should freak out if the hardware
+# definitions don't exist
+
+.PHONY: kaleidoscope-hardware-configured
+
+kaleidoscope-hardware-configured: $(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER)/hardware/keyboardio/avr/platform.txt
+
+$(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER)/hardware/keyboardio/avr/platform.txt:
+	$(info Kaleidoscope hardware definitions not found in)
+	$(info $(ARDUINO_DIRECTORIES_USER))
+	$(info )
+	$(info You may be able to resolve this issue by running the following command)
+	$(info to initialize Kaleidoscope )
+	$(info )
+	$(info $(MAKE) -C $(KALEIDOSCOPE_DIR) setup )
+	$(info )
+	$(error )
diff --git a/etc/makefiles/sketch.mk b/etc/makefiles/sketch.mk
index a5c5ceb5..d54a7ef3 100644
--- a/etc/makefiles/sketch.mk
+++ b/etc/makefiles/sketch.mk
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ DEFAULT_GOAL: compile
 .PHONY: compile configure-arduino-cli install-arduino-core-kaleidoscope install-arduino-core-avr 
 .PHONY: disassemble decompile size-map flash clean all test
 
-all: compile
+all: compile 
 	@: ## Do not remove this line, otherwise `make all` will trigger the `%` rule too.
 
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ ifneq ($(KALEIDOSCOPE_LOCAL_LIB_DIR),)
 _arduino_local_libraries_prop =  --libraries "${KALEIDOSCOPE_LOCAL_LIB_DIR}"
 endif
 
-compile: 
+compile: kaleidoscope-hardware-configured
 
 
 	$(QUIET) install -d "${OUTPUT_PATH}"
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: ensure-device-port-defined
 
-ensure-device-port-defined:  
+ensure-device-port-defined:  kaleidoscope-hardware-configured
 	@if [ -z $(KALEIDOSCOPE_DEVICE_PORT) ]; then \
 	echo "ERROR: Unable to detect keyboard serial port.";\
 	echo ;\
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ port_arg = --port $(KALEIDOSCOPE_DEVICE_PORT)
 endif
 
 
-flash: 
+flash: compile
 	$(info $(unescaped_flashing_instructions))
 	$(info )
 	$(info When you're ready to proceed, press 'Enter'.)