diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 593801ae1c..98810b246b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ git-remote-curl$X: remote-curl.o http.o http-walker.o $(GITLIBS)
 		$(LIBS) $(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT)
 
 $(LIB_OBJS) $(BUILTIN_OBJS): $(LIB_H)
-$(patsubst git-%$X,%.o,$(PROGRAMS)) $(TEST_OBJS) git.o: $(LIB_H) $(wildcard */*.h)
+$(patsubst git-%$X,%.o,$(PROGRAMS)) $(TEST_OBJS) git.o: $(LIB_H)
 builtin-branch.o builtin-checkout.o builtin-clone.o builtin-reset.o branch.o: branch.h
 builtin-bundle.o bundle.o transport.o: bundle.h
 builtin-bisect--helper.o builtin-rev-list.o bisect.o: bisect.h