diff --git a/core/ninja.mk b/core/ninja.mk
index 8a4fd6d..6a424ca 100644
--- a/core/ninja.mk
+++ b/core/ninja.mk
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 .PHONY: ninja_wrapper
 ninja_wrapper: $(COMBINED_BUILD_NINJA) $(MAKEPARALLEL)
 	@echo Starting build with ninja
-	+$(hide) export NINJA_STATUS="$(NINJA_STATUS)" && source $(KATI_ENV_SH) && $(NINJA_MAKEPARALLEL) $(NINJA) $(NINJA_GOALS) -C $(TOP) -f $(COMBINED_BUILD_NINJA) $(NINJA_ARGS)
+	+$(hide) export NINJA_STATUS="$(NINJA_STATUS)" && source $(KATI_ENV_SH) && $(NINJA_MAKEPARALLEL) $(NINJA) -d keepdepfile $(NINJA_GOALS) -C $(TOP) -f $(COMBINED_BUILD_NINJA) $(NINJA_ARGS)
 
 KATI_FIND_EMULATOR := --use_find_emulator
 ifeq ($(KATI_EMULATE_FIND),false)