diff --git a/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic b/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic
index b383186d..d324c0bd 100644
--- a/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic
+++ b/refpolicy/Rules.monolithic
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $(TMPDIR)/pre_te_files.conf: $(PRE_TE_FILES)
 	@test -d $(TMPDIR) || mkdir -p $(TMPDIR)
 	$(verbose) cat $^ > $@
 
-$(TMPDIR)/generated_definitions.conf: $(ALL_LAYERS) $(ALL_TE_FILES)
+$(TMPDIR)/generated_definitions.conf: $(ALL_TE_FILES)
 # per-userdomain templates:
 	@test -d $(TMPDIR) || mkdir -p $(TMPDIR)
 	$(verbose) echo "define(\`base_per_userdomain_template',\`" > $@