diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile.depend b/lib/libc/Makefile.depend
index 69e7d1f9c9f..fc708c6794b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/Makefile.depend
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile.depend
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ DIRDEPS = \
 	include/rpcsvc \
 	lib/${CSU_DIR} \
 	lib/libcompiler_rt \
+	lib/libsys \
 	usr.bin/awk.host \
 	usr.bin/yacc.host \
 
diff --git a/lib/libsys/Makefile.depend b/lib/libsys/Makefile.depend
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b623a86fc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libsys/Makefile.depend
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Autogenerated - do NOT edit!
+
+DIRDEPS = \
+	include \
+	include/xlocale \
+	lib/${CSU_DIR} \
+	lib/libcompiler_rt \
+	usr.bin/awk.host \
+
+
+.include <dirdeps.mk>
+
+.if ${DEP_RELDIR} == ${_DEP_RELDIR}
+# local dependencies - needed for -jN in clean tree
+.endif