diff --git a/system/dhcpc/Makefile b/system/dhcpc/Makefile
index 52e937d6e..25c5bafde 100644
--- a/system/dhcpc/Makefile
+++ b/system/dhcpc/Makefile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ VPATH =
 all: .built
 .PHONY: clean depend distclean
 
-$(OBJS) $(RENEW_MAINOBJ): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
+$(RENEW_OBJS) $(RENEW_MAINOBJ): %$(OBJEXT): %.c
 	$(call COMPILE, $<, $@)
 
 .built: $(OBJS)