diff --git a/lib/libedit/Makefile b/lib/libedit/Makefile
index 835f8e69857..db3057ff2c7 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libedit/Makefile
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ help.c: ${ASRC} makelist
 help.h: ${ASRC} makelist
 	sh ${.CURDIR}/makelist -bh ${ASRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
-editline.c: ${OSRCS} help.h
-	sh ${.CURDIR}/makelist -e ${.ALLSRC:T} > ${.TARGET}
+editline.c:
+	sh ${.CURDIR}/makelist -e ${OSRCS} > ${.TARGET}
 
-beforedepend: vi.h emacs.h common.h fcns.h help.h help.c
+beforedepend editline.o editline.po editline.so: \
+	vi.h emacs.h common.h fcns.h fcns.c help.h help.c
 
 test:	test.o libedit.a ${DPADD} ${LIBTERMCAP}
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET} libedit.a ${LDADD}