diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index 8cc814dffc3d..eea818b49756 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ DEPEND_CFLAGS+=	-MT${.TARGET}
 CFLAGS+=	${DEPEND_CFLAGS}
 DEPENDOBJS+=	${OBJS} ${POBJS} ${SOBJS}
 .for __obj in ${DEPENDOBJS:O:u}
+.if ${.MAKEFLAGS:M-V} == ""
 .sinclude "${DEPENDFILE}.${__obj}"
+.endif
 DEPENDFILES_OBJS+=	${DEPENDFILE}.${__obj}
 .endfor
 .endif	# ${MK_FAST_DEPEND} == "yes"
diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
index bf24d17daab3..9252b92857ed 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ DEPEND_CFLAGS+=	-MT${.TARGET}
 CFLAGS+=	${DEPEND_CFLAGS}
 DEPENDOBJS+=	${SYSTEM_OBJS}
 .for __obj in ${DEPENDOBJS:O:u}
+.if ${.MAKEFLAGS:M-V} == ""
 .sinclude ".depend.${__obj}"
+.endif
 DEPENDFILES_OBJS+=	.depend.${__obj}
 .endfor
 .endif	# ${MK_FAST_DEPEND} == "yes"