diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77b9b482385e97..832d08b87f3eff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY): remote-curl.o http.o http-walker.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) \
 		$(CURL_LIBCURL) $(EXPAT_LIBEXPAT) $(LIBS)
 
-scalar$X: scalar.o GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
+scalar$X: $(SCALAR_OBJS) GIT-LDFLAGS $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(ALL_LDFLAGS) \
 		$(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)