diff --git a/src/userland/Makefile b/src/userland/Makefile
index d4f368e..fb510dd 100644
--- a/src/userland/Makefile
+++ b/src/userland/Makefile
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
 PROGRAM_NAMES := $(shell ls -d */ | sed "s/\/$$//" | sed "s|build||")
 PROGRAMS := $(PROGRAM_NAMES:%=../../initrd/%)
 
-../../rootfs/initrd.tar: all
-	@echo "packing files into rootfs/initrd.tar"
-	@tar cf ../../rootfs/initrd.tar ../../initrd/
+default: ../../rootfs/initrd.tar
 
 all: $(PROGRAMS)
 
+../../rootfs/initrd.tar: $(PROGRAMS)
+	@echo "packing files into rootfs/initrd.tar"
+	@echo "$(PROGRAMS)"
+	@tar cf ../../rootfs/initrd.tar ../../initrd/
+
 .SUFFIXES:
 
 define MAKE_PROGRAM

diff --git a/src/userland/Makefile b/src/userland/Makefile
index d4f368e..fb510dd 100644
--- a/src/userland/Makefile
+++ b/src/userland/Makefile
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
 PROGRAM_NAMES := $(shell ls -d */ | sed "s/\/$$//" | sed "s|build||")
 PROGRAMS := $(PROGRAM_NAMES:%=../../initrd/%)
 
-../../rootfs/initrd.tar: all
-	@echo "packing files into rootfs/initrd.tar"
-	@tar cf ../../rootfs/initrd.tar ../../initrd/
+default: ../../rootfs/initrd.tar
 
 all: $(PROGRAMS)
 
+../../rootfs/initrd.tar: $(PROGRAMS)
+	@echo "packing files into rootfs/initrd.tar"
+	@echo "$(PROGRAMS)"
+	@tar cf ../../rootfs/initrd.tar ../../initrd/
+
 .SUFFIXES:
 
 define MAKE_PROGRAM
diff --git a/src/userland/vga/main.c b/src/userland/vga/main.c
index 2875fcf..bad3462 100644
--- a/src/userland/vga/main.c
+++ b/src/userland/vga/main.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-uint16_t *videoSource;
+volatile uint16_t *videoSource;
 uint32_t offset = 0;
 
 #define WIDTH 80