diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 123421e0ea..b51267e58e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ OBJS_MPLAYER-$(PE_EXECUTABLE) += osdep/mplayer-rc.o
 OBJS_MPLAYER   += $(OBJS_MPLAYER-yes)
 
 MPLAYER_DEPS  = $(OBJS_MPLAYER)  $(OBJS_COMMON) $(COMMON_LIBS)
-DEPS = $(filter-out %.S,$(patsubst %.cpp,%.d,$(patsubst %.c,%.d,$(SRCS_COMMON) $(SRCS_MPLAYER:.m=.d))))
+DEP_FILES = $(filter-out %.S,$(patsubst %.cpp,%.d,$(patsubst %.c,%.d,$(SRCS_COMMON) $(SRCS_MPLAYER:.m=.d))))
 
 ALL_PRG-$(MPLAYER)  += mplayer$(EXESUF)
 
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ dhahelperwinclean:
 
 
 
--include $(DEPS)
+-include $(DEP_FILES)
 
 .PHONY: all doxygen locales *install* *tools drivers dhahelper*
 .PHONY: checkheaders *clean tests