diff --git a/Cantera/src/transport/Makefile.in b/Cantera/src/transport/Makefile.in
index df4315d5a..73e74392f 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/transport/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/src/transport/Makefile.in
@@ -70,12 +70,17 @@ all:  $(LIB) .depends
 	@(for lh in $(CATRAN_H) ; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_TSC) "$${lh}" $(INCDIR) ; \
 	done)
-%.d: Makefile %.o
+
+.cpp.d: 
 	@CXX_DEPENDS@ $(CXX_FLAGS) $(CXX_INCLUDES) $*.cpp > $*.d
 
 .cpp.o:
 	$(PURIFY) @CXX@ -c $< $(CXX_FLAGS) $(CXX_INCLUDES)
 
+$(DEPENDS): Makefile
+
+$(CATRAN_OBJ): Makefile
+
 $(LIB): $(CATRAN_OBJ) $(CATRAN_H)
 	@ARCHIVE@ $(LIB) $(CATRAN_OBJ) > /dev/null
 ifeq ($(do_ranlib),1)