diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/api/gems/content.mk b/repos/gems/recipes/api/gems/content.mk
index 8015045e7d..720bf4b437 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/api/gems/content.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/api/gems/content.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-content: include/gems src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk LICENSE
+content: include/gems LICENSE
 
-include/gems src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk:
+include/gems:
 	$(mirror_from_rep_dir)
 
 LICENSE:
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/src/backdrop/content.mk b/repos/gems/recipes/src/backdrop/content.mk
index 5d7cd07a6a..a99d23a0f9 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/src/backdrop/content.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/src/backdrop/content.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 SRC_DIR := src/app/backdrop
 include $(GENODE_DIR)/repos/base/recipes/src/content.inc
+
+content: src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk
+
+src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk:
+	$(mirror_from_rep_dir)
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/src/menu_view/content.mk b/repos/gems/recipes/src/menu_view/content.mk
index 12400e46e6..28b09cc2c6 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/src/menu_view/content.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/src/menu_view/content.mk
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ content: include/polygon_gfx
 include/polygon_gfx:
 	mkdir -p $@
 	cp $(GENODE_DIR)/repos/gems/include/polygon_gfx/* $@
+
+content: src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk
+
+src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk:
+	$(mirror_from_rep_dir)
diff --git a/repos/gems/recipes/src/themed_decorator/content.mk b/repos/gems/recipes/src/themed_decorator/content.mk
index 066be3044d..fbf189b728 100644
--- a/repos/gems/recipes/src/themed_decorator/content.mk
+++ b/repos/gems/recipes/src/themed_decorator/content.mk
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ content: include/decorator
 include/decorator:
 	mkdir -p $@
 	cp $(GENODE_DIR)/repos/os/include/decorator/* $@
+
+content: src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk
+
+src/lib/file lib/mk/file.mk:
+	$(mirror_from_rep_dir)