diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index c3658c216a..b7bcf0e17d 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ifneq ($(DUMP),1)
   all: compile
 endif
 
-KERNEL_FILE_DEPENDS=$(BACKPORT_PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_HACK_DIR) $(PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_FILES_DIR) $(FILES_DIR)
+KERNEL_FILE_DEPENDS=$(GENERIC_BACKPORT_DIR) $(GENERIC_PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_HACK_DIR) $(PATCH_DIR) $(GENERIC_FILES_DIR) $(FILES_DIR)
 STAMP_PREPARED=$(LINUX_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,$(KERNEL_FILE_DEPENDS),)))
 STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/download.mk