diff --git a/repos/base/mk/abi.mk b/repos/base/mk/abi.mk
index 0bcdeeb6b2..688ece9544 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/abi.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/abi.mk
@@ -93,3 +93,5 @@ $(ABI_SO): symbols.o
 	$(MSG_MERGE)$(ABI_SO)
 	$(VERBOSE)$(LD) -o $(ABI_SO) -soname=$(ABI_SONAME) -shared --eh-frame-hdr $(LD_OPT) \
 	                -T $(LD_SCRIPT_SO) $<
+
+$(ABI_SO): $(LD_SCRIPT_SO)
diff --git a/repos/base/mk/so.mk b/repos/base/mk/so.mk
index 3cab900abd..76270a4ab5 100644
--- a/repos/base/mk/so.mk
+++ b/repos/base/mk/so.mk
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ $(LIB_SO): $(STATIC_LIBS) $(OBJECTS) $(wildcard $(LD_SCRIPT_SO))
 	                --end-group --no-whole-archive \
 	                $(LIBGCC)
 
+$(ABI_SO): $(LD_SCRIPT_SO)
+
 $(LIB_CHECKED): $(LIB_SO) $(SYMBOLS)
 	$(VERBOSE)$(BASE_DIR)/../../tool/check_abi $(LIB_SO) $(SYMBOLS) && touch $@