diff --git a/src/Makefile.housekeeping b/src/Makefile.housekeeping
index 0a41ae92..cc13372a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.housekeeping
+++ b/src/Makefile.housekeeping
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ endif # defined(BIN)
 
 # Include architecture-specific Makefile
 ifdef ARCH
+MAKEDEPS	+= arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
 include arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
 endif