diff --git a/source/build/smb_build/TODO b/source/build/smb_build/TODO
index de6a1a101d5..616c53201be 100644
--- a/source/build/smb_build/TODO
+++ b/source/build/smb_build/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- pregenerate more stuff (IDL, manpages, lex/yacc?)
 - saner names for:
 	libcli.so.0.0.1 (rename to libsmb?)
 	libcli_cldap.so.0.0.1 (rename to libcldap?)
diff --git a/source/build/smb_build/makefile.pm b/source/build/smb_build/makefile.pm
index 36a3834e400..972153662d3 100644
--- a/source/build/smb_build/makefile.pm
+++ b/source/build/smb_build/makefile.pm
@@ -41,15 +41,17 @@ sub new($$$)
 	$self->output("################################################\n");
 	$self->output("\n");
 
-	if (!$self->{automatic_deps}) {
-		$self->output("ALL_PREDEP = proto\n");
-	}
-
 	$self->output("default: all\n\n");
 
 	$self->_prepare_path_vars();
 	$self->_prepare_compiler_linker();
 
+	if (!$self->{automatic_deps}) {
+		$self->output("ALL_PREDEP = proto\n");
+	} else {
+		$self->output("CFLAGS += -MD\n");
+	}
+
 	return $self;
 }