diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index ede7855ec..3596b4a1b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -260,5 +260,5 @@ config.status: configure
 	./config.status --recheck
 
 makefile.dep:
-	$(CXX) -MM $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(SRCS) > $@
+	$(CXX) -MM $(CPPFLAGS) $(SRCS) > $@
 include makefile.dep