diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 36887522468..05c107ae11f 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 # CPP11 = 1
 # FASTDEBUG = 1
 
+# FILTER_DEPS = 1
+
 ###########################################################################
 ##################   END USER-CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS   ######################
 ###########################################################################
@@ -482,6 +484,11 @@ ifdef FASTDEBUG
 PARAMS += --FASTDEBUG='$(FASTDEBUG)'
 endif
 
+ifdef FILTER_DEPS
+PARAMS += --FILTER_DEPS='$(FILTER_DEPS)'
+endif
+
+
 #-------------------------------------------------
 # All scripts
 #-------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/genie.lua b/scripts/genie.lua
index 293afcc2321..c945dc1068b 100644
--- a/scripts/genie.lua
+++ b/scripts/genie.lua
@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@ newoption {
 	}
 }
 
+newoption {
+	trigger = "FILTER_DEPS",
+	description = "Filter dependency files.",
+	allowed = {
+		{ "0",   "Disabled" 	},
+		{ "1",   "Enabled"      },
+	}
+}
+
 if not _OPTIONS["BIGENDIAN"] then
 	_OPTIONS["BIGENDIAN"] = "0"
 end
@@ -350,11 +359,11 @@ else
 	end
 end
 
-if (AWK~='') then
---	postcompiletasks {
---		AWK .. " -f ../../../../../scripts/depfilter.awk $(@:%.o=%.d) > $(@:%.o=%.dep)",
---		"mv $(@:%.o=%.dep) $(@:%.o=%.d)",
---	}
+if (_OPTIONS["FILTER_DEPS"]=="1") and (AWK~='') then
+	postcompiletasks {
+		AWK .. " -f ../../../../../scripts/depfilter.awk $(@:%.o=%.d) > $(@:%.o=%.dep)",
+		"mv $(@:%.o=%.dep) $(@:%.o=%.d)",
+	}
 end
 
 msgcompile ("Compiling $(subst ../,,$<)...")