diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a24064aeb..34bbfa255b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ PARTS = dvdread \
 
 all:	$(ALL_PRG)
 
+dep depend: help_mp.h version.h codecs.conf.h
+	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS_MPLAYER) $(SRCS_MENCODER) $(SRCS_COMMON) 1>.depend
+	@for a in $(PARTS); do $(MAKE) -C $$a dep; done
+
 libaf/libaf.a:
 	$(MAKE) -C libaf
 
@@ -301,10 +305,6 @@ uninstall:
 	  fi ; \
 	done
 
-dep depend: help_mp.h version.h codecs.conf.h
-	$(CC) -MM $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS_MPLAYER) $(SRCS_MENCODER) $(SRCS_COMMON) 1>.depend
-	@for a in $(PARTS); do $(MAKE) -C $$a dep; done
-
 clean:
 	-rm -f *.o *.a *~
 	-rm -f mplayer$(EXESUF) mencoder$(EXESUF) codec-cfg$(EXESUF) \