--start-group $(__LIBS) --end-group $(PLATFORM_LIBS) \
                        -Map u-boot.map -o u-boot
 
-$(OBJS):       $(obj)include/autoconf.mk
+$(OBJS):       depend $(obj)include/autoconf.mk
                $(MAKE) -C cpu/$(CPU) $(if $(REMOTE_BUILD),$@,$(notdir $@))
 
-$(LIBS):       $(obj)include/autoconf.mk
+$(LIBS):       depend $(obj)include/autoconf.mk
                $(MAKE) -C $(dir $(subst $(obj),,$@))
 
-$(SUBDIRS):    $(obj)include/autoconf.mk
+$(SUBDIRS):    depend $(obj)include/autoconf.mk
                $(MAKE) -C $@ all
 
 $(NAND_SPL):   $(VERSION_FILE) $(obj)include/autoconf.mk