-override makeandsavedeps = $(if $(subst $(shell $(CAT) $(call quote,$(BUILDDIR)/lastdeps/$1) 2> /dev/null || true),,$2),$3$(newline)$(silent)$(call ensuredirectory,$(BUILDDIR)/lastdeps)$(newline)$(silent)$(PRINTF) '%s\n' $(call quote,$2) > $(BUILDDIR)/lastdeps/$1,)
+override makeandsavedeps = $(if $(or $(if $2,,1),$(subst $(shell $(CAT) $(call quote,$(BUILDDIR)/lastdeps/$1) 2> /dev/null || true),,$2)),$3$(newline)$(silent)$(call ensuredirectory,$(BUILDDIR)/lastdeps)$(newline)$(silent)$(PRINTF) '%s\n' $(call quote,$2) > $(BUILDDIR)/lastdeps/$1,)