diff --git a/makefile.mingw b/makefile.mingw
index 9eaf2b517..9c21854b5 100644
--- a/makefile.mingw
+++ b/makefile.mingw
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ vpath %.d 	$(foreach dir,$(alldir),$(objdir)$(dir)/ )
 ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),1)
 ifdef DEPEND
 
-all:	init $(drvdep) $(autdep) $(autobj) $(autdrv)
+all:	init .WAIT $(drvdep) $(autdep) $(autobj) $(autdrv)
 ifdef GCC345
 	@$(MAKE) -f makefile.mingw -s GCC345=1
 endif
@@ -457,20 +457,17 @@ endif
 
 else
 
+all:	init .WAIT $(autobj) $(autdrv)
 ifdef GCC345
-all:	init $(autobj) $(autdrv)
 	@$(MAKE) -f makefile.mingw -s GCC345=1
 endif
 ifdef GCC452
-all:	init $(autobj) $(autdrv)
 	@$(MAKE) -f makefile.mingw -s GCC452=1
 endif
 ifdef GCC471
-all:	init $(autobj) $(autdrv)
 	@$(MAKE) -f makefile.mingw -s GCC471=1
 endif
 ifdef GCC510
-all:	init .WAIT $(autobj) $(autdrv)
 	@$(MAKE) -f makefile.mingw -s GCC510=1
 endif