diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index 1a487ca80d8..61526f1f559 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -214,16 +214,14 @@ ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),clang)
   endif
   CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror -fno-rtti -g
   CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS += -g
-  # These flags will cause the compiler to produce a .d file
-  # next to the .o file that lists header deps.
-  CFG_DEPEND_FLAGS = -MMD -MP -MT $(1) -MF $(1:%.o=%.d)
+  CFG_DEPEND_C = $(CFG_GCCISH_CROSS)$(CXX) $(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS) -MT "$(1)" \
+    -MM $(2)
 
   define CFG_MAKE_CC
 	CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1) = $$(CFG_GCCISH_CROSS)$$(CXX)	\
 		$$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS) $$(CFG_CLANG_CFLAGS)		\
 		$$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_$$(HOST_$(1)))				\
 	    $$(CFG_CLANG_CFLAGS_$$(HOST_$(1)))				\
-        $$(CFG_DEPEND_FLAGS)                            \
 		-c -o $$(1) $$(2)
     CFG_LINK_C_$(1) = $$(CFG_GCCISH_CROSS)$$(CXX)	\
 		$$(CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS) -o $$(1)			\
@@ -247,9 +245,8 @@ ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),gcc)
   endif
   CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS += -Wall -Werror -fno-rtti -g
   CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS += -g
-  # These flags will cause the compiler to produce a .d file
-  # next to the .o file that lists header deps.
-  CFG_DEPEND_FLAGS = -MMD -MP -MT $(1) -MF $(1:%.o=%.d)
+  CFG_DEPEND_C = $(CFG_GCCISH_CROSS)$(CXX) $(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS) -MT "$(1)" \
+    -MM $(2)
 
   define CFG_MAKE_CC
 	CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1) = $$(CFG_GCCISH_CROSS)$$(CXX)	\
@@ -257,7 +254,6 @@ ifeq ($(CFG_C_COMPILER),gcc)
 	    $$(CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS_$$(HOST_$(1)))				\
         $$(CFG_GCC_CFLAGS)								\
         $$(CFG_GCC_CFLAGS_$$(HOST_$(1)))				\
-        $$(CFG_DEPEND_FLAGS)                            \
         -c -o $$(1) $$(2)
     CFG_LINK_C_$(1) = $$(CFG_GCCISH_CROSS)$$(CXX)	\
         $$(CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS) -o $$(1)			\
@@ -276,7 +272,7 @@ endif
 # We're using llvm-mc as our assembler because it supports
 # .cfi pseudo-ops on mac
 define CFG_MAKE_ASSEMBLER
-  CFG_ASSEMBLE_$(1)=$$(CPP) $$(CFG_DEPEND_FLAGS) $$(2) | \
+  CFG_ASSEMBLE_$(1)=$$(CPP) $$(2) | \
                     $$(LLVM_MC_$$(CFG_HOST_TRIPLE)) \
                     -assemble \
                     -filetype=obj \
diff --git a/mk/rt.mk b/mk/rt.mk
index 7f5d024079e..cd382267301 100644
--- a/mk/rt.mk
+++ b/mk/rt.mk
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ RUNTIME_S_$(1) := rt/arch/$$(HOST_$(1))/_context.S \
                   rt/arch/$$(HOST_$(1))/ccall.S \
                   rt/arch/$$(HOST_$(1))/record_sp.S
 
+RUNTIME_HDR_$(1) := $$(wildcard \
+                       rt/*.h \
+                       rt/bigint/*.h \
+                       rt/isaac/*.h \
+                       rt/msvc/*.h \
+                       rt/sync/*.h \
+                       rt/uthash/*.h \
+                       rt/util/*.h \
+                       rt/vg/*.h \
+                       rt/arch/$$(HOST_$(1))/*.h)
+
 ifeq ($$(HOST_$(1)), i386)
   LIBUV_ARCH_$(1) := ia32
 else
@@ -105,17 +116,14 @@ RUNTIME_INCS_$(1) := -I $$(S)src/rt -I $$(S)src/rt/isaac -I $$(S)src/rt/uthash \
 				-I $$(S)src/libuv/include
 RUNTIME_OBJS_$(1) := $$(RUNTIME_CS_$(1):rt/%.cpp=rt/$(1)/%.o) \
                      $$(RUNTIME_S_$(1):rt/%.S=rt/$(1)/%.o)
-RUNTIME_DEP_FILES_$(1) := $$(RUNTIME_OBJS_$(1):%.o=%.d)
--include $$(RUNTIME_DEP_FILES_$(1))
-
 RUNTIME_LIBS_$(1) := $$(LIBUV_LIB_$(1))
 
-rt/$(1)/%.o: rt/%.cpp $$(MKFILE_DEPS)
+rt/$(1)/%.o: rt/%.cpp $$(RUNTIME_HDR_$(1)) $$(MKFILE_DEPS)
 	@$$(call E, compile: $$@)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1), $$@, $$(RUNTIME_INCS_$(1)) \
                  $$(SNAP_DEFINES)) $$<
 
-rt/$(1)/%.o: rt/%.S  $$(MKFILE_DEPS) \
+rt/$(1)/%.o: rt/%.S  $$(RUNTIME_HDR_$(1)) $$(MKFILE_DEPS) \
                      $$(LLVM_CONFIG_$$(CFG_HOST_TRIPLE))
 	@$$(call E, compile: $$@)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_ASSEMBLE_$(1),$$@,$$<)
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ rt/$(1)/arch/$$(HOST_$(1))/libmorestack.a: \
 	$$(Q)ar rcs $$@ $$<
 
 rt/$(1)/$(CFG_RUNTIME): $$(RUNTIME_OBJS_$(1)) $$(MKFILE_DEPS) \
+                        $$(RUNTIME_HDR_$(1)) \
                         $$(RUNTIME_DEF_$(1)) \
                         $$(RUNTIME_LIBS_$(1))
 	@$$(call E, link: $$@)
diff --git a/mk/rustllvm.mk b/mk/rustllvm.mk
index 63b71eb3850..fea09dae5af 100644
--- a/mk/rustllvm.mk
+++ b/mk/rustllvm.mk
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ RUSTLLVM_INCS_$(1) = $$(LLVM_EXTRA_INCDIRS_$(1)) \
                      -iquote $$(LLVM_INCDIR_$(1)) \
                      -iquote $$(S)src/rustllvm/include
 RUSTLLVM_OBJS_OBJS_$(1) := $$(RUSTLLVM_OBJS_CS_$(1):rustllvm/%.cpp=rustllvm/$(1)/%.o)
-RUSTLLVM_DEP_FILES_$(1) := $$(RUSTLLVM_OBJS_OBJS_$(1):%.o=%.d)
--include $$(RUSTLLVM_DEP_FILES_$(1))
 
 rustllvm/$(1)/$(CFG_RUSTLLVM): $$(RUSTLLVM_OBJS_OBJS_$(1)) \
                           $$(MKFILE_DEPS) $$(RUSTLLVM_DEF_$(1))