--- a/Template/NLO/MCatNLO/srcPythia8/Makefile	2025-10-26 13:33:24.567078241 +0100
+++ b/Template/NLO/MCatNLO/srcPythia8/Makefile	2025-10-26 13:33:43.140411913 +0100
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 LIBGZIP=-L$(ZLIBLOCATION) -lz
 endif
 
+$(PYTHIA8LOCATION)/$(LIBDIR)/libpythia8.a:
+	@echo "Skipping build of libpythia8.a (no rule needed)"
+
 %.o: ./PY8Analyzer/%.f
 	$(F77) -c $< -fPIC -ffixed-line-length-132 -I$(TOPDIR)/$(INCDIR) -o $@