diff --git a/mozilla/nsprpub/Makefile b/mozilla/nsprpub/Makefile
index e92f2d403e4..f31dc7fcd41 100644
--- a/mozilla/nsprpub/Makefile
+++ b/mozilla/nsprpub/Makefile
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@ endif
 	cp -f mdheader.jar $(MDIST)/$(MOD_NAME)/$(BUILD_NUMBER)/$(OBJDIR_NAME); \
 	chmod 664 $(MDIST)/$(MOD_NAME)/$(BUILD_NUMBER)/$(OBJDIR_NAME)/mdheader.jar
 
-depend:
+depend: clean
 	@echo "NSPR20 has no dependencies.  Skipped."