diff --git a/fortran/config/depend1.in b/fortran/config/depend1.in
index 144c74572a..b46d0e879d 100644
--- a/fortran/config/depend1.in
+++ b/fortran/config/depend1.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $(srcdir)/Dependencies: .depend
 	            echo Building dependencies for $$dep;		      \
 	            obj=`basename $$dep .c`.lo;				      \
 	            sed '\%^'"$$obj"':%,\%[^\\]$$%d' <$@ >$@- && mv $@- $@;   \
-	            $(top_srcdir)/$(TRACE) $$dep;			      \
+	            $(TRACE) $$dep;					      \
 	            $(CC) -M -MG $(CPPFLAGS) $$dep 2>/dev/null |	      \
                         sed 's% $(srcdir)/% $$(srcdir)/%g' |		      \
                         sed 's% $(top_srcdir)/% $$(top_srcdir)/%g' |	      \