diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index c6c2708..ac55f99 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
 else
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
 endif
--include $(proto_generated_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(proto_generated_objects))
 
 my_c_includes += $(my_proto_c_includes)
 # Auto-export the generated proto source dir.
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
     $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
--include $(cpp_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(cpp_objects))
 endif
 
 cpp_objects += $(dotdot_arm_objects) $(dotdot_objects)
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
     $(proto_generated_headers) \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)cpp-to-o)
--include $(gen_cpp_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(gen_cpp_objects))
 endif
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
 $(gen_S_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%.S \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)s-to-o)
--include $(gen_S_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(gen_S_objects))
 endif
 
 gen_s_sources := $(filter %.s,$(my_generated_sources))
@@ -941,7 +941,6 @@
 $(gen_s_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%.s \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)s-to-o-no-deps)
--include $(gen_s_objects:%.o=%.P)
 endif
 
 gen_asm_objects := $(gen_S_objects) $(gen_s_objects)
@@ -995,7 +994,7 @@
 $(c_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.c $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)c-to-o)
--include $(c_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(c_objects))
 endif
 
 c_objects += $(dotdot_arm_objects) $(dotdot_objects)
@@ -1016,7 +1015,7 @@
 $(gen_c_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(intermediates)/%.c $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)c-to-o)
--include $(gen_c_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(gen_c_objects))
 endif
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -1031,7 +1030,7 @@
 $(objc_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.m $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)m-to-o)
--include $(objc_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(objc_objects))
 endif
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -1046,7 +1045,7 @@
 $(objcpp_objects): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.mm $(yacc_cpps) $(proto_generated_headers) \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)mm-to-o)
--include $(objcpp_objects:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(objcpp_objects))
 endif
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -1070,7 +1069,7 @@
 $(asm_objects_S): $(intermediates)/%.o: $(TOPDIR)$(LOCAL_PATH)/%.S \
     $(my_additional_dependencies)
 	$(transform-$(PRIVATE_HOST)s-to-o)
--include $(asm_objects_S:%.o=%.P)
+$(call include-depfiles-for-objs, $(asm_objects))
 endif
 
 asm_sources_s := $(filter %.s,$(my_src_files))
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 5c76d77..7802486 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -898,6 +898,11 @@
 $(eval $(2) : .KATI_DEPFILE := $1)
 endef
 
+# $(1): object files
+define include-depfiles-for-objs
+$(foreach obj, $(1), $(call include-depfile, $(obj:%.o=%.P), $(obj)))
+endef
+
 ###########################################################
 ## Track source files compiled to objects
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/ninja.mk b/core/ninja.mk
index b7729c1..9501a65 100644
--- a/core/ninja.mk
+++ b/core/ninja.mk
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 .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)