diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68259fd6a1..7c5daa43b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -721,8 +721,10 @@ graph-depends: graph-depends-requirements
 	@$(INSTALL) -d $(GRAPHS_DIR)
 	@cd "$(CONFIG_DIR)"; \
 	$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/graph-depends $(BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS) \
-	|tee $(GRAPHS_DIR)/$(@).dot \
-	|dot $(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) -o $(GRAPHS_DIR)/$(@).$(BR_GRAPH_OUT)
+		-o $(GRAPHS_DIR)/$(@).dot
+	dot $(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) \
+		-o $(GRAPHS_DIR)/$(@).$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) \
+		$(GRAPHS_DIR)/$(@).dot
 
 graph-size:
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(GRAPHS_DIR)
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 1e024d3484..e22babbcd0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -668,9 +668,11 @@ $(1)-show-depends:
 $(1)-graph-depends: graph-depends-requirements
 			@$$(INSTALL) -d $$(GRAPHS_DIR)
 			@cd "$$(CONFIG_DIR)"; \
-			$$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/graph-depends -p $(1) $$(BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS) \
-			|tee $$(GRAPHS_DIR)/$$(@).dot \
-			|dot $$(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) -o $$(GRAPHS_DIR)/$$(@).$$(BR_GRAPH_OUT)
+			$$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/graph-depends $$(BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS) \
+				-p $(1) -o $$(GRAPHS_DIR)/$$(@).dot
+			dot $$(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) \
+				-o $$(GRAPHS_DIR)/$$(@).$$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) \
+				$$(GRAPHS_DIR)/$$(@).dot
 
 $(1)-all-source:	$(1)-source
 $(1)-all-source:	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES),$$(p)-all-source)