diff --git a/share/mk/meta.autodep.mk b/share/mk/meta.autodep.mk
index 85c3e61707c..aa41c6e2041 100644
--- a/share/mk/meta.autodep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/meta.autodep.mk
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ gendirdeps:	${_DEPENDFILE}
 # The pseudo machine "host" is used for HOST_TARGET
 DIRDEPS += \
 	${DPADD:M${_OBJTOP}*:H:C,${_OBJTOP}[^/]*/,,:N.:O:u} \
-	${DPADD:M${_OBJROOT}*:N${_OBJTOP}*:H:S,${_OBJROOT},,:C,^([^/]+)/(.*),\2.\1,:S,${HOST_TARGET}$,host,:N.*:O:u}
+	${DPADD:M${_OBJROOT}*:N${_OBJTOP}*:N${STAGE_ROOT:U${_OBJTOP}}/*:H:S,${_OBJROOT},,:C,^([^/]+)/(.*),\2.\1,:S,${HOST_TARGET}$,host,:N.*:O:u}
 
 .endif
 .endif