diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index 7022166a0..2688b16f3 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -865,12 +865,15 @@ NOLINK ?= false
 OCAMLPP= -pp "camlp4o ./swigp4.cmo"
 OCAMLP4WHERE=`$(COMPILETOOL) @CAMLP4@ -where`
 OCAMLCORE=\
-	(test -f swig.mli   || $(SWIG) -ocaml -co swig.mli 2>/dev/null) &&  \
-	(test -f swig.ml    || $(SWIG) -ocaml -co swig.ml 2>/dev/null) &&  \
-	(test -f swigp4.ml  || $(SWIG) -ocaml -co swigp4.ml 2>/dev/null) &&  \
-	(test -f swig.cmi   || $(OCC) -c swig.mli) &&  \
-	(test -f swig.cmo   || $(OCC) -c swig.ml) &&  \
-	(test -f swigp4.cmi || $(OCC) -I $(OCAMLP4WHERE) -pp "camlp4o pa_extend.cmo q_MLast.cmo" -c swigp4.ml)
+	$(SWIG) -ocaml -co swig.mli 2>/dev/null &&  \
+	$(SWIG) -ocaml -co swig.ml 2>/dev/null &&  \
+	$(SWIG) -ocaml -co swigp4.ml 2>/dev/null &&  \
+	$(OCC) -c swig.mli &&  \
+	$(OCC) -c swig.ml &&  \
+	mkdir -p ./localtmp &&  \
+	env TMPDIR=./localtmp $(OCC) -I $(OCAMLP4WHERE) -pp "camlp4o pa_extend.cmo q_MLast.cmo" -c swigp4.ml && \
+	rm -rf ./localtmp
+# TMPDIR above is a workaround for some ocamlc versions, such as 4.05.0, which always create a temp file of the same name breaking parallel make
 
 ocaml_static: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 	$(OCAMLCORE)
@@ -957,6 +960,7 @@ ocaml_clean:
 	rm -f *_wrap* *~ .~* *.cmo *.cmi *.mli $(TARGET).ml $(RUNME) $(RUNME)_top swig.ml swigp4.ml
 	rm -f core @EXTRA_CLEAN@
 	rm -f *.@OBJEXT@ *@SO@
+	rm -rf ./localtmp
 
 ##################################################################
 #####                       RUBY                            ######
diff --git a/Examples/ocaml/shapes/Makefile b/Examples/ocaml/shapes/Makefile
index bc269d6d0..a9932793b 100644
--- a/Examples/ocaml/shapes/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/ocaml/shapes/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static:
 	PROGFILE='$(PROGFILE)' OBJS='$(OBJS)' \
 	ocaml_static_cpp
 
-toplevel:
+toplevel: static
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' \
diff --git a/Examples/ocaml/string_from_ptr/Makefile b/Examples/ocaml/string_from_ptr/Makefile
index 0d3163e36..6917e4638 100644
--- a/Examples/ocaml/string_from_ptr/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/ocaml/string_from_ptr/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static:
 	PROGFILE='$(PROGFILE)' OBJS='$(OBJS)' \
 	ocaml_static
 
-toplevel:
+toplevel: static
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' \
diff --git a/Examples/ocaml/strings_test/Makefile b/Examples/ocaml/strings_test/Makefile
index bed86841b..9474f5364 100644
--- a/Examples/ocaml/strings_test/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/ocaml/strings_test/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dynamic:
 	PROGFILE='$(PROGFILE)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' \
 	ocaml_static_cpp
 
-toplevel:
+toplevel: static
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	PROGFILE='$(PROGFILE)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' \