diff --git a/Makefile.base b/Makefile.base
index d5195431a265..9b32b31d8f94 100644
--- a/Makefile.base
+++ b/Makefile.base
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ $(BINDIR)$(MODULE).a: $(OBJ) $(ASMOBJ)
 # pull in dependency info for *existing* .o files
 -include $(OBJ:.o=.d)
 
-# compile and generate dependency info
+# compile and generate dependency info,
+# prepend path to dependency info file
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.c
 	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -c $*.c -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
-	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MM $*.c > $(BINDIR)$*.d
-	@printf "$(BINDIR)"|cat - $(BINDIR)$*.d > /tmp/riot_out && mv /tmp/riot_out $(BINDIR)$*.d
+	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -MM $*.c |\
+		sed -e "1s|^|$(BINDIR)|" > $(BINDIR)$*.d
 
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.s
 	$(AD)$(AS) $(ASFLAGS) $*.s -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
diff --git a/boards/native/Makefile b/boards/native/Makefile
index 2953d080a8a5..3e2f63f86020 100644
--- a/boards/native/Makefile
+++ b/boards/native/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
 
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.c
 	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -c $*.c -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
-	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c > $(BINDIR)$*.d
-	@printf "$(BINDIR)" | cat - $(BINDIR)$*.d > /tmp/riot_out && mv /tmp/riot_out $(BINDIR)$*.d
-
+	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c |\
+		sed -e "1s|^|$(BINDIR)|" > $(BINDIR)$*.d
 
 clean::
 	@for i in $(DIRS) ; do "$(MAKE)" -C $$i clean || exit 1; done ;
diff --git a/boards/native/drivers/Makefile b/boards/native/drivers/Makefile
index ce65f4ca8c5a..7a95daf23ea0 100644
--- a/boards/native/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/boards/native/drivers/Makefile
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
 
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.c
 	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -c $*.c -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
-	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c > $(BINDIR)$*.d
-	@printf "$(BINDIR)" | cat - $(BINDIR)$*.d > /tmp/riot_out && mv /tmp/riot_out $(BINDIR)$*.d
+	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c |\
+		sed -e "1s|^|$(BINDIR)|" > $(BINDIR)$*.d
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile b/cpu/native/Makefile
index 48c3808100e8..2fea129943ad 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
 
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.c
 	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -c $*.c -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
-	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c > $(BINDIR)$*.d
-	@printf "$(BINDIR)" | cat - $(BINDIR)$*.d > /tmp/riot_out && mv /tmp/riot_out $(BINDIR)$*.d
-
+	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c |\
+		sed -e "1s|^|$(BINDIR)|" > $(BINDIR)$*.d
 
 clean::
 	@for i in $(DIRS) ; do "$(MAKE)" -C $$i clean || exit 1; done ;
diff --git a/cpu/native/net/Makefile b/cpu/native/net/Makefile
index 6f69094f8246..23492a149b68 100644
--- a/cpu/native/net/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/native/net/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ include $(MAKEBASE)/Makefile.base
 
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.c
 	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -c $*.c -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
-	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c > $(BINDIR)$*.d
-	@printf "$(BINDIR)" | cat - $(BINDIR)$*.d > /tmp/riot_out && mv /tmp/riot_out $(BINDIR)$*.d
+	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c |\
+		sed -e "1s|^|$(BINDIR)|" > $(BINDIR)$*.d
diff --git a/cpu/native/rtc/Makefile b/cpu/native/rtc/Makefile
index 13b8ace18bb1..cab08f1b704f 100644
--- a/cpu/native/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/native/rtc/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ include $(MAKEBASE)/Makefile.base
 
 $(BINDIR)%.o: %.c
 	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -c $*.c -o $(BINDIR)$*.o
-	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c > $(BINDIR)$*.d
-	@printf "$(BINDIR)" | cat - $(BINDIR)$*.d > /tmp/riot_out && mv /tmp/riot_out $(BINDIR)$*.d
+	$(AD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(NATIVEINCLUDES) -MM $*.c |\
+		sed -e "1s|^|$(BINDIR)|" > $(BINDIR)$*.d