diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d7fb6b270e..bcbbec71a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ $(ninja-targets): run-ninja
 # --output-sync line.
 run-ninja: config-host.mak
 ifneq ($(filter $(ninja-targets), $(ninja-cmd-goals)),)
-	+$(quiet-@)$(if $(MAKE.nq),@:, $(NINJA) \
+	+$(quiet-@)$(if $(MAKE.nq),@:, $(NINJA) -d keepdepfile \
 	   $(NINJAFLAGS) $(sort $(filter $(ninja-targets), $(ninja-cmd-goals))) | cat)
 endif
 endif