diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index 34a577e7d554..46c2f6b7b123 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -250,8 +250,12 @@ endef
 all_objs := $(sort $(ALL_OBJS))
 all_deps := $(all_objs:%.o=.%.d)
 
+# let .d file also depends on the source and header files
 define check_deps
-		$(CC) -M $(CFLAGS) $< > $@;
+		@set -e; $(RM) $@; \
+		$(CC) -M $(CFLAGS) $< > $@.$$$$; \
+		sed 's,\($*\)\.o[ :]*,\1.o $@ : ,g' < $@.$$$$ > $@; \
+		$(RM) $@.$$$$
 endef
 
 $(gui_deps): ks_version.h