diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
index 38b7c7906f..ae4e2ce3e2 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ $(LINUX26_KERNEL): $(LINUX26_DIR)/$(LINUX26_BINLOC)
 	touch -c $@
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/autotools-stamps/linux_modules_target_installed: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.configured
+$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/autotools-stamps/linux_modules_target_installed: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.depend_done
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/cardmgr
 	# Make Linux depend on modules only if enabled in the .config.