diff --git a/libdha/Makefile b/libdha/Makefile
index 59106f073b..47f1cb730d 100644
--- a/libdha/Makefile
+++ b/libdha/Makefile
@@ -90,6 +90,4 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/libdha.so $(LIBDIR)/$(SHORTNAME) $(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
 	-$(LDCONFIG)
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
-include .depend
-endif
+-include .depend
diff --git a/vidix/Makefile b/vidix/Makefile
index bd85d1552a..3eb6e43d25 100644
--- a/vidix/Makefile
+++ b/vidix/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,4 @@ dep depend:
 	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS) 1>.depend
 	$(MAKE) -C drivers depend
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
-include .depend
-endif
+-include .depend
diff --git a/vidix/drivers/Makefile b/vidix/drivers/Makefile
index 9e41181862..196311f148 100644
--- a/vidix/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/vidix/drivers/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,4 @@ distclean: clean
 dep depend:
 # do nothing here
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard .depend),)
-include .depend
-endif
+-include .depend