diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 53e08f0417..7c50313583 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -17098,7 +17098,6 @@ yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit.rb
 yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit.rbinc
 yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit_asm.c
 yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit_asm.h
-yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit_backend.h
 yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit_codegen.c
 yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit_codegen.h
 yjit.$(OBJEXT): {$(VPATH)}yjit_core.c