diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index f8c68614..317f2678 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ HARNESS_TARGETS = $(HARNESS_FILE) $(HARNESS_SMEMS_CONF) $(HARNESS_ANNO) $(HARNES
 .INTERMEDIATE: firrtl_temp
 $(TOP_TARGETS) $(HARNESS_TARGETS): firrtl_temp
 firrtl_temp: $(FIRRTL_FILE) $(ANNO_FILE)
-	cd $(base_dir) && $(SBT) "project tapeout" "runMain barstools.tapeout.transforms.GenerateTopAndHarness -o $(TOP_FILE) -tho $(HARNESS_FILE) -i $(FIRRTL_FILE) --syn-top $(TOP) --harness-top $(VLOG_MODEL) -faf $(ANNO_FILE) -tsaof $(TOP_ANNO) -tdf $(sim_top_blackboxes) -tsf $(TOP_FIR) -thaof $(HARNESS_ANNO) -hdf $(sim_harness_blackboxes) -thf $(HARNESS_FIR) $(REPL_SEQ_MEM) $(HARNESS_CONF_FLAGS) -td $(build_dir)"
+	cd $(base_dir) && $(SBT) "project tapeout" "runMain barstools.tapeout.transforms.GenerateTopAndHarness -o $(TOP_FILE) -tho $(HARNESS_FILE) -i $(FIRRTL_FILE) --syn-top $(TOP) --harness-top $(VLOG_MODEL) -faf $(ANNO_FILE) -tsaof $(TOP_ANNO) -tdf $(sim_top_blackboxes) -tsf $(TOP_FIR) -thaof $(HARNESS_ANNO) -hdf $(sim_harness_blackboxes) -thf $(HARNESS_FIR) $(REPL_SEQ_MEM) $(HARNESS_CONF_FLAGS) -td $(build_dir)" && touch $(sim_top_blackboxes) $(sim_harness_blackboxes)
 # DOC include end: FirrtlCompiler
 
 # This file is for simulation only. VLSI flows should replace this file with one containing hard SRAMs