diff --git a/compile.mk b/compile.mk
index 57533f01..2891b7b1 100644
--- a/compile.mk
+++ b/compile.mk
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ CXXFLAGS += $(FLAGS)
 
 
 # Derive object files from sources and place them before user-defined objects
-OBJECTS := $(patsubst %, build/%.o, $(SOURCES)) $(OBJECTS)
-DEPS := $(patsubst %, build/%.d, $(SOURCES))
+OBJECTS += $(patsubst %, build/%.o, $(SOURCES))
+DEPENDENCIES := $(patsubst %, build/%.d, $(SOURCES))
 
 
 # Final targets
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ DEPS := $(patsubst %, build/%.d, $(SOURCES))
 $(TARGET): $(RESOURCES) $(OBJECTS)
 	$(CXX) -o $@ $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS)
 
--include $(DEPS)
+-include $(DEPENDENCIES)
 
 build/%.c.o: %.c
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
diff --git a/dep.mk b/dep.mk
index 9a5e1d0a..8c462830 100644
--- a/dep.mk
+++ b/dep.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ else
 	CMAKE := cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$(realpath $(DEP_LOCAL))"
 endif
 
-
 # Export environment for all dependency targets
 $(DEPS): export CFLAGS = $(DEP_CFLAGS)
 $(DEPS): export CXXFLAGS = $(DEP_CXXFLAGS)