diff --git a/test_problems/min_python/negATest/Makefile.in b/test_problems/min_python/negATest/Makefile.in
index 5e2625b2c..a43bce704 100644
--- a/test_problems/min_python/negATest/Makefile.in
+++ b/test_problems/min_python/negATest/Makefile.in
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DEPENDS=$(OBJS:.o=.d)
 PROGRAM = $(PROG_NAME)$(EXE_EXT)
 
 # all rule makes a single program
-all: $(PROGRAM)
+all: .depends $(PROGRAM)
 
 # Rule to make the program
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libctbase.a