diff --git a/include/Makefile.depend b/include/Makefile.depend
index 482a633b8798..8b97128420c9 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.depend
+++ b/include/Makefile.depend
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 DEP_RELDIR := ${_PARSEDIR:S,${SRCTOP}/,,}
 
 DIRDEPS = \
-	bin/cat.host \
 	usr.bin/xinstall.host \