diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
index c4a77bfd42..bfa1abf481 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ define create_cc_template
 # $4 additional dependencies
 ifn$(EMPTY)def $(1)-objs_$(2)_template
 de$(EMPTY)fine $(1)-objs_$(2)_template
-$(obj)/$$(1).$(1).o: $$(1).$(2) $(obj)/config.h $(4)
+$(obj)/$$(1).$(1).o: $$(1).$(2) $(obj)/libpayload-config.h $(4)
 	@printf "    CC         $$$$(subst $$$$(obj)/,,$$$$(@))\n"
 	$(CC) $(3) -MMD $$$$(CFLAGS) -c -o $$$$@ $$$$<
 en$(EMPTY)def
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc
index b06288be51..9e6dc75d1e 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/Makefile.inc
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ classes-$(CONFIG_LZMA) += liblzma
 libraries := $(classes-y)
 classes-y += head.o
 
-libpci-c-deps = $(obj)/libpayload-config.h
-libc-c-deps = $(obj)/libpayload-config.h
-libcurses-c-deps = $(obj)/libpayload-config.h
-head.o-S-deps = $(obj)/libpayload-config.h
-
 subdirs-y := arch/$(ARCHDIR-y)
 subdirs-y += crypto libc drivers libpci
 subdirs-$(CONFIG_CURSES) += curses