diff --git a/targets/pseudo/userland/Makefile.depend b/targets/pseudo/userland/Makefile.depend
index 43fe71d61984..ad6102a048fd 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/userland/Makefile.depend
+++ b/targets/pseudo/userland/Makefile.depend
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 
 # This file is not autogenerated - take care!
 
-.if !defined(MK_MANDOCDB)
 .include <src.opts.mk>
-.endif
 
 DIRDEPS=
-.if ${MK_MANDOCDB} == "no"
-DIRDEPS+= usr.bin/makewhatis
-.endif
 DIRDEPS+= \
 	bin/cat \
 	bin/chflags \