diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 51dcc916..072384b2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -173,4 +173,5 @@ _DEPS != ls *.c *.h
 .depend: version.h $(_DEPS)$(wildcard *.c *.h)
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) -MM *.c > .depend
 
-depend: .depend
+depend:
+	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) -MM *.c > .depend