diff --git a/apps/FILES b/apps/FILES
index 279b35549b..61eb9ffba9 100644
--- a/apps/FILES
+++ b/apps/FILES
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ bitmaps/mono/*
 bitmaps/native/*
 bitmaps/remote_mono/*
 bitmaps/remote_native/*
+bitmaps/Makefile
 plugins/*.[ch]
 plugins/*.pl
 plugins/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ plugins/bitmaps/mono/*
 plugins/bitmaps/native/*
 plugins/bitmaps/remote_mono/*
 plugins/bitmaps/remote_native/*
+plugins/bitmaps/Makefile
 plugins/sokoban.levels
 plugins/viewers.config
 plugins/snake2.levels
diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 1f9ab284fa..e3711f0a34 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ LIBROCKBOX = $(BUILDDIR)/librockbox.a
 ifdef SIMVER
 # this is a sim build
 
-all: $(BITMAPLIBS) $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) $(CODECS) $(ROCKS)
+all: build-bitmaps $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY) $(CODECS) $(ROCKS)
 
 else
 # regular target build
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ifndef DEBUG
 REALBIN = $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY)
 endif
 
-all: $(BITMAPLIBS) $(REALBIN) $(FLASHFILE) $(CODECS) $(ROCKS) $(ARCHOSROM)
+all: build-bitmaps $(REALBIN) $(FLASHFILE) $(CODECS) $(ROCKS) $(ARCHOSROM)
 endif
 
 dep: $(DEPFILE)
@@ -88,25 +88,8 @@ build-codecs:
 	@$(MAKE) -C codecs/lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs/lib
 	@$(MAKE) -C codecs OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/codecs
 
-$(BUILDDIR)/libbitmapsnative.a:
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/native"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/native
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/native
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/libbitmapsmono.a:
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/mono"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/mono
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/libbitmapsremotenative.a:
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/remote_native"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_native
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_native
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/libbitmapsremotemono.a:
-	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/remote_mono"
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_mono
-	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps/remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps/remote_mono
+build-bitmaps:
+	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps
 
 rocks:
 	@$(MAKE) -C plugins/lib OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/plugins/lib
diff --git a/apps/bitmaps/Makefile b/apps/bitmaps/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa43615894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/bitmaps/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#             __________               __   ___.
+#   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+#   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+#   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+#   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+#                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+# $Id$
+#
+
+ifndef V
+SILENT=@
+endif
+
+all:
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_NATIVE)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/native"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/native
+	@$(MAKE) -C native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/native
+endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_MONO)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/mono"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/mono
+	@$(MAKE) -C mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/mono
+endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTENATIVE)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/remote_native"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_native
+	@$(MAKE) -C remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_native
+endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTEMONO)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in bitmaps/remote_mono"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
+	@$(MAKE) -C remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
+endif
diff --git a/apps/plugins/Makefile b/apps/plugins/Makefile
index 51d6b63c21..adc956f8d2 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/apps/plugins/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endif
 
 
 .PHONY: $(SUBDIRS)
-all: $(BITMAPLIBS) $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(ROCKS) $(SUBDIRS) $(DEPFILE)
+all: build-bitmaps $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(ROCKS) $(SUBDIRS) $(DEPFILE)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/credits.raw: $(DOCSDIR)/CREDITS
 	@echo "create credits.raw"
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ $(OBJDIR)/credits.o: credits.c $(BUILDDIR)/credits.raw
 	@echo "CC $<"
 	@$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(OBJDIR) -c $< -o $@
 
+build-bitmaps:
+	@$(MAKE) -C bitmaps OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/bitmaps
+
 ifndef SIMVER
 $(OBJDIR)/%.elf: $(OBJDIR)/%.o $(LINKFILE) $(BUILDDIR)/libplugin.a $(BITMAPLIBS)
 	$(SILENT)(file=`basename $@`; \
diff --git a/apps/plugins/bitmaps/Makefile b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abc8fd66bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/plugins/bitmaps/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#             __________               __   ___.
+#   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+#   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+#   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+#   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+#                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+# $Id$
+#
+
+ifndef V
+SILENT=@
+endif
+
+all:
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_NATIVE)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/native"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/native
+	@$(MAKE) -C native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/native
+endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_MONO)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/mono"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/mono
+	@$(MAKE) -C mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/mono
+endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTENATIVE)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/remote_native"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_native
+	@$(MAKE) -C remote_native OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_native
+endif
+ifneq ($(strip $(BMP2RB_REMOTEMONO)),)
+	@echo "MAKE in plugins/bitmaps/remote_mono"
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
+	@$(MAKE) -C remote_mono OBJDIR=$(OBJDIR)/remote_mono
+endif