diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/themed_decorator/target.mk b/repos/gems/src/app/themed_decorator/target.mk
index e5a0470828..35f11a47f3 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/themed_decorator/target.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/themed_decorator/target.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ SRC_CC   = main.cc theme.cc window.cc
 LIBS     = base libc libpng zlib blit file
 INC_DIR += $(PRG_DIR)
 
+CUSTOM_TARGET_DEPS += plain_decorator_theme.tar
+
+BUILD_ARTIFACTS := $(TARGET) plain_decorator_theme.tar
+
 .PHONY: plain_decorator_theme.tar
 
-$(TARGET): plain_decorator_theme.tar
 plain_decorator_theme.tar:
-	$(VERBOSE)cd $(PRG_DIR); tar cf $(PWD)/bin/$@ theme
+	$(MSG_CONVERT)$@
+	$(VERBOSE)tar -cf $@ -C $(PRG_DIR) theme
+	$(VERBOSE)ln -sf $(BUILD_BASE_DIR)/$(PRG_REL_DIR)/$@ $(INSTALL_DIR)/$@