diff --git a/build/rules_pear.mk b/build/rules_pear.mk
index cd1a6764901..eefb9eb4b42 100644
--- a/build/rules_pear.mk
+++ b/build/rules_pear.mk
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ install-p: $(targets) $(install_targets)
 distclean-p depend-p clean-p:
 
 depend: depend-recursive
-	test "`echo *.c`" = '*.c' || perl $(top_srcdir)/build/mkdep.perl $(CPP) $(INCLUDES) $(EXTRA_INCLUDES) *.c > $(builddir)/.deps
+	@echo $(top_srcdir) $(top_builddir) $(srcdir) $(CPP) $(INCLUDES) $(EXTRA_INCLUDES) $(DEFS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(srcdir)/*.c *.c | awk -f $(top_srcdir)/build/mkdep.awk > $(builddir)/.deps || true
 
 clean: clean-recursive clean-x
 
diff --git a/pear/Makefile.in b/pear/Makefile.in
index c13aaba424b..111b9172493 100644
--- a/pear/Makefile.in
+++ b/pear/Makefile.in
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ BUILD_FILES = \
 	build/fastgen.sh \
 	build/library.mk \
 	build/ltlib.mk \
+	build/mkdep.awk \
 	build/program.mk \
 	build/rules.mk \
 	build/rules_common.mk \
diff --git a/pear/phpize.in b/pear/phpize.in
index 29531d13b10..33b5ad2cfb2 100644
--- a/pear/phpize.in
+++ b/pear/phpize.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 prefix='@prefix@'
 phpdir="$prefix/lib/php/build"
 builddir="`pwd`"
-FILES_BUILD="dynlib.mk fastgen.sh library.mk ltlib.mk program.mk rules.mk rules_common.mk rules_pear.mk shtool"
+FILES_BUILD="dynlib.mk fastgen.sh library.mk ltlib.mk mkdep.awk program.mk rules.mk rules_common.mk rules_pear.mk shtool"
 FILES="acinclude.m4 dynlib.m4"
 
 if test ! -r config.m4; then