diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
index f7b6705..8cd6301 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 	$(call cmd,check)
 
 # Other dependencies for $(check-y)
--include /dev/null $(check-y)
+include /dev/null $(wildcard $(check-y))
 
 # ... but leave $(check-y) as .PHONY for now until those deps are actually correct.
 .PHONY: $(check-y)