diff --git a/base/Makefile b/base/Makefile
index 2e4082a54..66d4aa2bc 100644
--- a/base/Makefile
+++ b/base/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ $(BASE_TARGET): $(BASE_OBJECTS)
 	$(Q) $(RM) $@
 	$(Q) $(AR) rsv $@ $(BASE_OBJECTS) > /dev/null
 
-ifeq ("$(DEPENDS)","yes")
+ifeq ("$(USE_TRACKING)","yes")
 -include $(BASE_DEPENDS)
 endif
diff --git a/device_mapper/Makefile b/device_mapper/Makefile
index ed455e5d9..b1aa53c36 100644
--- a/device_mapper/Makefile
+++ b/device_mapper/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ $(DEVICE_MAPPER_TARGET): $(DEVICE_MAPPER_OBJECTS)
 	$(Q) $(RM) $@
 	$(Q) $(AR) rsv $@ $(DEVICE_MAPPER_OBJECTS) > /dev/null
 
-ifeq ("$(DEPENDS)","yes")
+ifeq ("$(USE_TRACKING)","yes")
 -include $(DEVICE_MAPPER_DEPENDS)
 endif
diff --git a/test/unit/Makefile b/test/unit/Makefile
index 7298b4ed0..c8fe65b44 100644
--- a/test/unit/Makefile
+++ b/test/unit/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ run-unit-test: $(UNIT_TARGET)
 		cd $$OLDPWD ;\
 		$(RM) -r "$${TESTDIR:?}"
 
-ifeq ("$(DEPENDS)","yes")
--include $(UNIT_SOURCE:%.c=%.d)
+ifeq ("$(USE_TRACKING)","yes")
+-include $(UNIT_DEPENDS)
 endif