diff --git a/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev b/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev
index 1982859d90a8..5277d4e6d7bb 100644
--- a/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev
+++ b/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.makedev,v 1.16 2012/02/18 14:26:27 njoly Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.makedev,v 1.17 2012/07/20 11:19:03 matt Exp $
 #
 # Makefile snippet to add ${MAKEDEVTARGETS} devices to the mtree list
 # (if set), otherwise copy .OBJDIR-of-etc/MAKEDEV to ./dev
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CLEANFILES+=	${MAKEDEVSPEC} ${MAKEDEVSPEC}.tmp
 #
 MTREECONF+=	${MAKEDEVSPEC}
 
-${MAKEDEVSPEC}:	${MAKEDEVSCRIPT}
+${MAKEDEVSPEC}:	${MAKEDEVSCRIPT} Makefile
 	${_MKTARGET_CREATE}
 	rm -f ${.TARGET} ${.TARGET}.tmp
 	MACHINE=${MACHINE:Q} MACHINE_ARCH=${MACHINE_ARCH:Q} \