diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1621f965e..90d1a9d502 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ include package/Makefile.in
 
 all: world
 
+include support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
+
 # We also need the various per-package makefiles, which also add
 # each selected package to TARGETS if that package was selected
 # in the .config file.
diff --git a/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk b/support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
similarity index 94%
rename from toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
rename to support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
index ea8bf252bd..3e621e9dd2 100644
--- a/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
+++ b/support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ core-dependencies:
 	@HOSTCC="$(firstword $(HOSTCC))" MAKE="$(MAKE)" \
 		CONFIG_FILE="$(CONFIG_DIR)/.config" \
 		DL_TOOLS="$(sort $(DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES))" \
-		$(TOPDIR)/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
+		$(TOPDIR)/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
 
 dependencies: core-dependencies $(DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ)
 
diff --git a/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
rename to support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot.mk
index c611562765..f21cefdb19 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Include files required for the internal toolchain backend
 
-include toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
 include toolchain/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk
 include toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
 include toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng.mk
index e480da981c..f6cc2b917e 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # Explicit ordering:
 include toolchain/helpers.mk
-include toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
 include toolchain/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk
 include toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
 include toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-external.mk
index d67405b00b..d5b2aacbd0 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Required includes for the external toolchain backend
 
 include toolchain/helpers.mk
-include toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
 include toolchain/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk
 include toolchain/gcc/gcc-uclibc-4.x.mk
 include toolchain/gdb/gdb.mk