diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fffc188f9a..949b264b8f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ u-boot.dis:	u-boot
 		$(OBJDUMP) -d $< > $@
 
 u-boot.cfg:	include/config.h FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,cpp_cfg)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_cfg)
 
 # Check that this build does not use CONFIG options that we don't know about
 # unless they are in Kconfig. All the existing CONFIG options are whitelisted,
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 4994fa887b..d0d73d3b0a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ cmd_cpp_cfg = $(CPP) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(cpp_flags) $(LDPPFLAGS) -ansi \
 	-DDO_DEPS_ONLY -D__ASSEMBLY__ -x assembler-with-cpp -P -dM -E -o $@ $<
 
 $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN).cfg:	include/config.h FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,cpp_cfg)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cpp_cfg)
 
 pythonpath = PYTHONPATH=tools