diff --git a/mk/boilerplate.mk b/mk/boilerplate.mk
index c8cd897a182f9ea73d705ec5666a59e9b74b4e4f..0f78b67daaaf4667cea2e54cfd19e03e3bdd1510 100644
--- a/mk/boilerplate.mk
+++ b/mk/boilerplate.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ include $(TOP)/mk/suffix.mk
 # (Optional) build-specific configuration
 #
 
+ifndef FAST
 -include .depend
+endif
 # The dependencies file from the current directory