diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 381bed2c1d..12be39ac49 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ check-sha1:: t/helper/test-tool$X
 
 SP_OBJ = $(patsubst %.o,%.sp,$(C_OBJ))
 
-$(SP_OBJ): %.sp: %.c %.o GIT-CFLAGS
+$(SP_OBJ): %.sp: %.c %.o
 	$(QUIET_SP)cgcc -no-compile $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) \
 		-Wsparse-error \
 		$(SPARSE_FLAGS) $(SP_EXTRA_FLAGS) $< && \