diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/RULES b/src/libCom/osi/RULES
index d23033c3f..71776c4a4 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/RULES
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/RULES
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # This is a Makefile fragment, see src/libCom/Makefile.
 
 # Ensure epicsVersion.h gets built first
-osdAssert$(OBJ): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
-epicsTime$(OBJ): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
-osdNetIntf$(OBJ): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
-osdSock$(OBJ): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
+osdAssert$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
+epicsTime$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
+osdNetIntf$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
+osdSock$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/epicsVersion.h
 
diff --git a/src/std/softIoc/RULES b/src/std/softIoc/RULES
index b35e125dc..393afc36d 100644
--- a/src/std/softIoc/RULES
+++ b/src/std/softIoc/RULES
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ softIoc.dbd$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/base.dbd
 $(COMMON_DIR)/base.dbd: $(COMMON_DIR)/stdRecords.dbd
 $(COMMON_DIR)/softIoc.dbd: $(COMMON_DIR)/base.dbd
 
-softMain$(OBJ): epicsInstallDir.h
+softMain$(DEP): epicsInstallDir.h
 
 epicsInstallDir.h:
 	$(ECHO) "FINAL_LOCATION=$(FINAL_LOCATION)"