diff --git a/support/dependencies/dependencies.mk b/support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
index d4b0409cda..ef2ae9b7e1 100644
--- a/support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
+++ b/support/dependencies/dependencies.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ core-dependencies:
 		DL_TOOLS="$(sort $(DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES))" \
 		$(TOPDIR)/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
 
-dependencies: HOSTCC=$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)
-dependencies: HOSTCXX=$(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE)
+core-dependencies $(DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ): HOSTCC=$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)
+core-dependencies $(DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ): HOSTCXX=$(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE)
 dependencies: core-dependencies $(DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ)
 
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