diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index cdfca841a..db1f8731d 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -600,14 +600,14 @@ bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(BOOT_SIGNER)
 
 else ifeq (true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)) # PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_BOOT_SIGNER != true
 
-$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(VBOOT_SIGNER)
+$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@.unsigned
 	$(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $@.unsigned $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbpubk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbprivk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY).vbprivk $@.keyblock $@
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 .PHONY: bootimage-nodeps
-bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(VBOOT_SIGNER)
+bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
 	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).unsigned
 	$(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).unsigned $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbpubk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbprivk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY).vbprivk $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).keyblock $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)