diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
index c7dd837db627..b2a35068f50b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 SUBDIR=	doc\
 	libiberty \
 	libbfd \
-	.WAIT \
 	libopcodes \
 	libbinutils \
-	.WAIT \
 	as \
 	ld \
 	${_objcopy} \
@@ -18,6 +16,11 @@ SUBDIR=	doc\
 _objcopy=	objcopy
 .endif
 
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_libbinutils=libbfd		# for bfdver.h
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_as=libbfd libiberty libopcodes
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_ld=libbfd libiberty
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_objcopy=libbfd libiberty libbinutils
+SUBDIR_DEPEND_objdump=libbfd libiberty libbinutils libopcodes
 
 .if !make(install)
 SUBDIR_PARALLEL=