diff --git a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
index d08f214c0ce..1d4e6cabf3f 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ MakefileGenerator::init()
         }
     }
 
-    if(noIO() || !doDepends())
+    if(noIO() || !doDepends() || project->isActiveConfig("GNUmake"))
         QMakeSourceFileInfo::setDependencyMode(QMakeSourceFileInfo::NonRecursive);
     for(x = 0; x < compilers.count(); ++x)
         initCompiler(compilers.at(x));
diff --git a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake.h b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake.h
index 0b8d2691817..04ee0ee873c 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake.h
+++ b/qmake/generators/unix/unixmake.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual bool doPrecompiledHeaders() const { return project->isActiveConfig("precompile_header"); }
-    virtual bool doDepends() const { return !include_deps && !Option::mkfile::do_stub_makefile && MakefileGenerator::doDepends(); }
+    virtual bool doDepends() const { return !Option::mkfile::do_stub_makefile && MakefileGenerator::doDepends(); }
     virtual QString defaultInstall(const QString &);
     virtual void processPrlVariable(const QString &, const QStringList &);
     virtual void processPrlFiles();