diff --git a/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl b/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
index 339c733ba..2dbfaaa19 100644
--- a/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
+++ b/Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ configdata.pm: {- $config{build_file_template} -} $(SRCDIR)/Configure $(SRCDIR)/
           return <<"EOF";
 $obj$depext: $deps
 	rm -f \$\@.tmp; touch \$\@.tmp
-	\$(MAKEDEPEND) -f\$\@.tmp -o"|$obj" -- \$(CFLAGS) $ecflags$incs -- $srcs \\
+	-\$(MAKEDEPEND) -f\$\@.tmp -o"|$obj" -- \$(CFLAGS) $ecflags$incs -- $srcs \\
 	    2>/dev/null
 	sed -e 's/^.*|//' -e 's/ \\/\\(\\\\.\\|[^ ]\\)*//g' -e '/: *\$\$/d' -e '/^\\(#.*\\| *\\)\$\$/d' \$\@.tmp > \$\@
 	rm \$\@.tmp