diff --git a/kerberos5/Makefile.inc b/kerberos5/Makefile.inc
index 82922cc10749..053522e56445 100644
--- a/kerberos5/Makefile.inc
+++ b/kerberos5/Makefile.inc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ETSRCS=	\
 .if ${SRCS:M${_ET}.[ch]} != ""
 .ORDER: ${_ET}.h ${_ET}.c
 ${_ET}.c: .NOMETA
-${_ET}.c ${_ET}.h: ${ET}
+${_ET}.h ${_ET}.c: ${ET}
 	compile_et ${.ALLSRC}
 CLEANFILES+=	${_ET}.h ${_ET}.c
 .endif