diff --git a/Makefile.base b/Makefile.base
index f937603245..5f7fd9f02d 100644
--- a/Makefile.base
+++ b/Makefile.base
@@ -100,25 +100,25 @@ $(OBJC): $(BINDIR)/$(MODULE)/%.o: %.c $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C)
 	$(Q)$(CCACHE) $(CC) \
 		-DRIOT_FILE_RELATIVE=\"$(patsubst $(RIOTBASE)/%,%,$(abspath $<))\" \
 		-DRIOT_FILE_NOPATH=\"$(notdir $<)\" \
-		$(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MD -MP -c -o $@ $(abspath $<)
+		$(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MQ '$@' -MD -MP -c -o $@ $(abspath $<)
 
 $(GENOBJC): %.o: %.c $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C)
 	$(Q) $(CCACHE) $(CC) \
 		-DRIOT_FILE_RELATIVE=\"$(patsubst $(RIOTBASE)/%,%,$<)\" \
 		-DRIOT_FILE_NOPATH=\"$(notdir $<)\" \
-		$(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MD -MP -c -o $@ $<
+		$(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MQ '$@' -MD -MP -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(OBJCXX): $(BINDIR)/$(MODULE)/%.o: %.cpp $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C)
 	$(Q)$(CCACHE) $(CXX) \
 		-DRIOT_FILE_RELATIVE=\"$(patsubst $(RIOTBASE)/%,%,$(abspath $<))\" \
 		-DRIOT_FILE_NOPATH=\"$(notdir $<)\" \
-		$(CXXFLAGS) $(CXXINCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) -MD -MP -c -o $@ $(abspath $<)
+		$(CXXFLAGS) $(CXXINCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) -MQ '$@' -MD -MP -c -o $@ $(abspath $<)
 
 $(ASMOBJ): $(BINDIR)/$(MODULE)/%.o: %.s
 	$(Q)$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) -o $@ $(abspath $<)
 
 $(ASSMOBJ): $(BINDIR)/$(MODULE)/%.o: %.S $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C)
-	$(Q)$(CCAS) $(CCASFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MD -MP -c -o $@ $(abspath $<)
+	$(Q)$(CCAS) $(CCASFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MQ '$@' -MD -MP -c -o $@ $(abspath $<)
 
 # pull in dependency info for *existing* .o files
 # deleted header files will be silently ignored