diff --git a/targets/pseudo/userland/misc/Makefile.depend b/targets/pseudo/userland/misc/Makefile.depend
index 3dc5064618c6..6d46af1f724a 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/userland/misc/Makefile.depend
+++ b/targets/pseudo/userland/misc/Makefile.depend
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ DIRDEPS = \
 	etc/newsyslog.conf.d \
 	etc/sendmail \
 	rescue/librescue \
-	rescue/rescue \
 
 .if ${MK_BOOT} != "no"
 DIRDEPS+= sys/boot/common