diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 852eb1a..fb77665 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -50,5 +50,8 @@ distclean: clean
 	sed 's,\($*\)\.o[ :]*,\1.o $@ : ,g' < $@.$$$$ > $@; \
 	rm -f $@.$$$$
 
+ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS), clean)
+ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS), distclean)
 -include $(DEPEND)
-
+endif
+endif