diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index 2e5e48658f08..30f2b8f6c305 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ DEPENDFILE?=	.depend
 DEPENDFILES=	${DEPENDFILE}
 .if ${MK_FAST_DEPEND} == "yes" && ${.MAKE.MODE:Unormal:Mmeta*} == ""
 DEPENDFILES+=	${DEPENDFILE}.*
-DEPEND_CFLAGS+=	-MD -MP -MF${DEPENDFILE}.${.TARGET}
+DEPEND_MP?=	-MP
+DEPEND_CFLAGS+=	-MD -MF${DEPENDFILE}.${.TARGET}
 DEPEND_CFLAGS+=	-MT${.TARGET}
 CFLAGS+=	${DEPEND_CFLAGS}
 DEPENDOBJS+=	${OBJS} ${POBJS} ${SOBJS}