dependency fixlet

diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index de975d3..2ab5dae 100755 (executable)
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ sub scan_dependency_file
 
            $_ = $2;
            # Make sure to strip the .P file from the target.
-           ($target = $1) =~ s, *\.deps/[^.]\.P,,;
+           ($target = $1) =~ s, *\.deps/[^.]+\.P,,;
 
            $first_line = 0;
        }