diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a9f2923..5c187b13 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ endif
 %.o: %.cpp $(if $(findstring $(DEPEND_ON_MAKEFILE),yes),$(wildcard Makefile*),) | dependencies-check
 	$(CXX) $< $(CFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(CXXFLAGS_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS_EXTRA) $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -c -o $@
 
-%.o: %.c dependencies-check $(if $(findstring $(DEPEND_ON_MAKEFILE),yes),$(wildcard Makefile*),) | dependencies-check
+%.o: %.c $(if $(findstring $(DEPEND_ON_MAKEFILE),yes),$(wildcard Makefile*),) | dependencies-check
 	$(CC) $< $(CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS_EXTRA) $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON) $(CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -c -o $@