diff --git a/usr.bin/make/parse.c b/usr.bin/make/parse.c
index 4f8dc8a2b61..3e25a8e18c6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/parse.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/parse.c
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ ParseDoDependency(char *line)
 			     "Error in archive specification: \"%s\"", line);
 		return;
 	    } else {
+		cp = line;
 		continue;
 	    }
 	}