diff --git a/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4 b/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4
index 8608b64e59..8d539f04be 100644
--- a/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4
+++ b/build/aclocal/bakefile.m4
@@ -558,16 +558,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_BAKEFILE_DEPS],
 
         if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
             DEPSMODE=gcc
-            case "${BAKEFILE_HOST}" in
-                *-*-darwin* )
-                    dnl -cpp-precomp (the default) conflicts with -MMD option
-                    dnl used by bk-deps (see also http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/PortingUnix/compiling/chapter_4_section_3.html)
-                    DEPSFLAG="-no-cpp-precomp -MMD"
-                ;;
-                * )
-                    DEPSFLAG="-MMD"
-                ;;
-            esac
+            DEPSFLAG="-MMD"
             AC_MSG_RESULT([gcc])
         elif test "x$MWCC" = "xyes"; then
             DEPSMODE=mwcc
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d9bf770b06..96e4f07a1a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -53827,14 +53827,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}disabled" >&6; }
 
         if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
             DEPSMODE=gcc
-            case "${BAKEFILE_HOST}" in
-                *-*-darwin* )
-                                                            DEPSFLAG="-no-cpp-precomp -MMD"
-                ;;
-                * )
-                    DEPSFLAG="-MMD"
-                ;;
-            esac
+            DEPSFLAG="-MMD"
             { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: gcc" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}gcc" >&6; }
         elif test "x$MWCC" = "xyes"; then