diff --git a/Application.mk b/Application.mk
index e56f316a3..ac6ceabd8 100644
--- a/Application.mk
+++ b/Application.mk
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ else
 context::
 endif
 
-.depend: Makefile $(wildcard $(SRCS))
+.depend: Makefile $(SRCS)
 ifeq ($(filter %$(CXXEXT),$(SRCS)),)
-	$(Q) $(MKDEP) $(ROOTDEPPATH) "$(CC)" -- $(CFLAGS) -- $(filter-out Makefile,$^) >Make.dep
+	$(Q) $(MKDEP) $(ROOTDEPPATH) "$(CC)" -- $(CFLAGS) -- $(filter-out Makefile,$(wildcard $^)) >Make.dep
 else
-	$(Q) $(MKDEP) $(ROOTDEPPATH) "$(CXX)" -- $(CXXFLAGS) -- $(filter-out Makefile,$^) >Make.dep
+	$(Q) $(MKDEP) $(ROOTDEPPATH) "$(CXX)" -- $(CXXFLAGS) -- $(filter-out Makefile,$(wildcard $^)) >Make.dep
 endif
 	$(Q) touch $@