diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42ae18d..e73e5fa 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@
 u-boot.dis:	u-boot
 		$(OBJDUMP) -d $< > $@
 
-u-boot:		depend version $(SUBDIRS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LDSCRIPT) board/atheros/board953x/extra.o
+U_BOOT_MAIN_DEPS = $(SUBDIRS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) $(LDSCRIPT) \
+		board/atheros/board953x/extra.o
+
+$(U_BOOT_MAIN_DEPS): version
+
+u-boot:		depend $(U_BOOT_MAIN_DEPS)
 		UNDEF_SYM=`$(OBJDUMP) -x $(LIBS) |sed  -n -e 's/.*\(__u_boot_cmd_.*\)/-u\1/p'|sort|uniq`;\
 		$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $$UNDEF_SYM $(OBJS) $(BOARD_EXTRA_OBJS) board/atheros/board953x/extra.o \
 			--start-group $(LIBS) --end-group $(PLATFORM_LIBS) \