diff --git a/build/jam/KernelRules b/build/jam/KernelRules
index 2a72c9cab4..748d585eea 100644
--- a/build/jam/KernelRules
+++ b/build/jam/KernelRules
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ rule KernelLd
 	LINK on $(1) = $(TARGET_LD_$(TARGET_PACKAGING_ARCH)) ;
 
 	LINKFLAGS on $(1) = $(4) ;
-	if $(3) { LINKFLAGS on $(1) += --script=$(3) ; }
+	if $(3) {
+		LINKFLAGS on $(1) += --script=$(3) ;
+		Depends $(1) : $(3) ;
+	}
 
 	# Remove any preset LINKLIBS, but link against libgcc.a. Linking against
 	# libsupc++ is opt-out.