diff --git a/tools/Makefile-top.in b/tools/Makefile-top.in
index 0b201a56..4493a406 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile-top.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile-top.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 objdir=@objdir@
 
-all:
+all depend:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(objdir) $@
 
 clean: