diff --git a/libgloss/Makefile.am b/libgloss/Makefile.am
index 0d4460b58..aa1c430e3 100644
--- a/libgloss/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgloss/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -idirafter $(srcroot)/include
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libobjs.a
 libobjs_a_SOURCES =
 
+## Some convenience rules for debugging programs.
+%.dis: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJDUMP) -d $< > $@
+%.bin: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $< $@
+%.hex: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJCOPY) -O ihex $< $@
+%.srec: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJCOPY) -O srec $< $@
+
 ## These are roughly topologically sorted in order to make porting more
 ## streamlined.
 FLAGS_TO_PASS = \
diff --git a/libgloss/Makefile.in b/libgloss/Makefile.in
index deeb31cbc..e6441a4c5 100644
--- a/libgloss/Makefile.in
+++ b/libgloss/Makefile.in
@@ -5335,6 +5335,15 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-aarch64_cpu_initcpuinitDATA \
 .PRECIOUS: Makefile
 
 
+%.dis: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJDUMP) -d $< > $@
+%.bin: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $< $@
+%.hex: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJCOPY) -O ihex $< $@
+%.srec: %
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(OBJCOPY) -O srec $< $@
+
 # GNU Make needs to see an explicit $(MAKE) variable in the command it
 # runs to enable its job server during parallel builds.  Hence the
 # comments below.