diff --git a/reactos/tools/depend.mk b/reactos/tools/depend.mk
index 56c9201926b..99b5dc90825 100644
--- a/reactos/tools/depend.mk
+++ b/reactos/tools/depend.mk
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ endif
 DEP_FILES := $(join $(dir $(DEP_FILTERED)), $(addprefix ., $(notdir $(DEP_FILTERED))))
  
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
+ifneq ($(DEP_FILES),)
 -include $(DEP_FILES)
 endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(SEP),\)
 DEPENDS_PATH := $(subst /,\,$(PATH_TO_TOP))\tools