diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.cxx
index 840b43991..8beb59729 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.cxx
@@ -2480,7 +2480,8 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2
-::AppendAnyDepend(std::vector<std::string>& depends, const char* name)
+::AppendAnyDepend(std::vector<std::string>& depends, const char* name,
+                  bool assume_unknown_is_file)
 {
   // There are a few cases for the name of the target:
   //  - CMake target in this directory: depend on it.
@@ -2589,9 +2590,15 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2
     }
   else if(cmSystemTools::FileIsFullPath(name))
     {
-    // This is a path to a file.  Just trust that it will be present.
+    // This is a path to a file.  Just trust the listfile author that
+    // it will be present or there is a rule to build it.
     depends.push_back(cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(name));
     }
+  else if(assume_unknown_is_file)
+    {
+    // Just assume this is a file or make target that will be present.
+    depends.push_back(name);
+    }
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2632,7 +2639,7 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2
       d != cc.GetDepends().end(); ++d)
     {
     // Add this dependency.
-    this->AppendAnyDepend(depends, d->c_str());
+    this->AppendAnyDepend(depends, d->c_str(), true);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.h b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.h
index 63cdc4cc0..76bc75a56 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator2.h
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ protected:
 
   void AppendTargetDepends(std::vector<std::string>& depends,
                            const cmTarget& target);
-  void AppendAnyDepend(std::vector<std::string>& depends, const char* name);
+  void AppendAnyDepend(std::vector<std::string>& depends, const char* name,
+                       bool assume_unknown_is_file=false);
   void AppendRuleDepend(std::vector<std::string>& depends,
                         const char* ruleFileName);
   void AppendCustomDepends(std::vector<std::string>& depends,