diff --git a/src/db/Makefile b/src/db/Makefile
index 51f6b213a..e18c1cc54 100644
--- a/src/db/Makefile
+++ b/src/db/Makefile
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ $(COMMON_DIR)/dbCommon.h: ../dbCommonRecord.dbd ../dbCommon.dbd $(COMMON_DIR)
 	$(RM) $@
 	$(DBTORECORDTYPEH) -I .. $< $@
 
-depends: $(INSTALL_DBD)/dbCommon.dbd
+inc depends: $(INSTALL_DBD)/dbCommon.dbd
 
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/Makefile b/src/dbStatic/Makefile
index 16e33545d..c5a0cfca3 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/Makefile
+++ b/src/dbStatic/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ dbYacc$(OBJ): dbLex.c ../dbLexRoutines.c
 clean::
 	@$(RM) dbLex.c dbYacc.c 
 
-depends : $(INSTALL_LIBS) $(INSTALL_PROD)
+inc depends : $(LIBTARGETS) $(INSTALL_PROD)
 
 #	EOF Makefile.Host for base/src/dbStatic
diff --git a/src/libCom/Makefile b/src/libCom/Makefile
index bc4d7cda4..f6a3bf71f 100644
--- a/src/libCom/Makefile
+++ b/src/libCom/Makefile
@@ -255,5 +255,5 @@ $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h: $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
 clean::
 	@$(RM) errSymTbl.c envData.c
 
-depends: $(INSTALL_LIBS)
+inc depends: $(INSTALL_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/src/toolsComm/antelope/Makefile b/src/toolsComm/antelope/Makefile
index a6a52bdc4..1a59e4588 100644
--- a/src/toolsComm/antelope/Makefile
+++ b/src/toolsComm/antelope/Makefile
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ PROD_HOST = antelope
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
-depends: $(INSTALL_PROD)
+inc depends: $(INSTALL_PROD)
diff --git a/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile b/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile
index 50d419fe2..2b15cc937 100644
--- a/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile
+++ b/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 clean::
 	$(RM) parse.c parse.h
 
-depends: $(INSTALL_PROD)
+inc depends: $(INSTALL_PROD)
 
 #	EOF Makefile.Host for base/src/toolsComm/flex