diff --git a/make/rules.in b/make/rules.in
index 7992d682ce..c736967845 100644
--- a/make/rules.in
+++ b/make/rules.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: rules.in,v 1.71 2011/09/02 21:15:39 each Exp $
+# $Id: rules.in,v 1.72 2011/12/20 05:24:18 marka Exp $
 
 ###
 ### Common Makefile rules for BIND 9.
@@ -236,20 +236,20 @@ depend:
 			(cd $$i; ${MAKE} ${MAKEDEFS} DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" $@) || exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 	done
-	@if [ X"${VPATH}" != X ] ; then \
+	@if [ X"${srcdir}" != X. ] ; then \
 		if [ X"${SRCS}" != X -a X"${PSRCS}" != X ] ; then \
-			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
-			${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
-			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} -ap ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
-			${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} -ap ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
+			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
+			${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
+			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} -ap ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
+			${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} -ap ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
 			${DEPENDEXTRA} \
 		elif [ X"${SRCS}" != X ] ; then \
-			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
-			${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
+			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
+			${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${SRCS}; \
 			${DEPENDEXTRA} \
 		elif [ X"${PSRCS}" != X ] ; then \
-			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
-			${MKDEP} -vpath ${VPATH} -p ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
+			echo ${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
+			${MKDEP} -vpath ${srcdir} -p ${ALL_CPPFLAGS} ${ALL_CFLAGS} ${PSRCS}; \
 			${DEPENDEXTRA} \
 		fi \
 	else \