diff --git a/ocaml.spec b/ocaml.spec
index c94ddcc..d0e5eec 100644
--- a/ocaml.spec
+++ b/ocaml.spec
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ git init
 git config user.email "noone@example.com"
 git config user.name "no one"
 git add .
-git add -f configure   ;# required because .gitignore lists this file
+git add -f configure .depend ;# required because .gitignore lists these files
 git commit -a -q -m "%{version} baseline"
 git am %{patches} </dev/null