diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2dde1fd2b8b2af..76926537ccd292 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3910,6 +3910,7 @@ $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar-decls.h: $(patsubst %,$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/%.c,$(CLAR_TEST_SUI
 	done >$@
 $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar.suite: $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar-decls.h
 	$(QUIET_GEN)awk -f $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar-generate.awk $< >$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar.suite
+$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar/clar.o: $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar.suite
 $(CLAR_TEST_OBJS): $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar-decls.h
 $(CLAR_TEST_OBJS): EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -I$(UNIT_TEST_DIR)
 $(CLAR_TEST_PROG): $(UNIT_TEST_DIR)/clar.suite $(CLAR_TEST_OBJS) $(GITLIBS) GIT-LDFLAGS