diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index f7f475e6ecfc..948f31008a71 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ ${_YC} y.tab.h: ${_YSRC}
 CLEANFILES+= y.tab.c y.tab.h
 .elif !empty(YFLAGS:M-d)
 .for _YH in ${_YC:R}.h
-${_YH}: ${_YC}
-${_YC}: ${_YSRC}
+.ORDER: ${_YC} ${_YH}
+${_YC} ${_YH}: ${_YSRC}
 	${YACC} ${YFLAGS} -o ${_YC} ${.ALLSRC}
 SRCS+=	${_YH}
 CLEANFILES+= ${_YH}