diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index c0881a1..010ef07 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ include ../Defines.mk
 configure.h: configure.h.in
 	$(TEMPLATE_COMPILER)
 
-.depends/%.dep: %.cc configure.h Makefile
-	@mkdir -p .depends
+.depends:
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+.depends/%.dep: %.cc configure.h Makefile | .depends
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -M -MF $@ -MT $(<:.cc=.o) $<
 
 depends.mk: $(CRUCIBLE_OBJS:%.o=.depends/%.dep)
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index fd65a10..25fe4c2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ bees-version.c: bees.h $(BEES_OBJS:.o=.cc) Makefile
 	echo "const char *BEES_VERSION = \"$(BEES_VERSION)\";" > bees-version.new.c
 	mv -f bees-version.new.c bees-version.c
 
-.depends/%.dep: %.cc Makefile
-	@mkdir -p .depends
+.depends:
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+.depends/%.dep: %.cc Makefile | .depends
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -M -MF $@ -MT $(<:.cc=.o) $<
 
 depends.mk: $(BEES_OBJS:%.o=.depends/%.dep)
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 745f735..d20109a 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ include ../makeflags
 LIBS = -lcrucible -lpthread
 LDFLAGS = -L../lib -Wl,-rpath=$(shell realpath ../lib)
 
-.depends/%.dep: %.cc tests.h Makefile
-	@mkdir -p .depends
+.depends:
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+.depends/%.dep: %.cc tests.h Makefile | .depends
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -M -MF $@ -MT $(<:.cc=.o) $<
 
 depends.mk: $(PROGRAMS:%=.depends/%.dep)