diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index 9e7b1f02fe43e..dab925a916c9c 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -40,12 +40,16 @@ define fetch_file
 endef
 
 define fetch_local_dir_sha256
-    if ! [ -f $($(1)_fetched) ] || ! [ -f $($(1)_source) ] || [ $($(1)_source) -ot $($(1)_local_dir) ]; then \
-        mkdir -p $(dir $($(1)_fetched)); \
+    if ! [ -f $($(1)_source) ] || [ $($(1)_source) -ot $($(1)_local_dir) ]; then \
+        mkdir -p $(dir $($(1)_source)) && \
         $(build_TAR) -c -f $($(1)_source) -C $($(1)_local_dir) . && \
+        rm -f $($(1)_fetched); \
+    fi && \
+    if ! [ -f $($(1)_fetched) ]; then \
+        mkdir -p $(dir $($(1)_fetched)) && \
         $(build_SHA256SUM) $($(1)_source) > $($(1)_fetched); \
-    fi; \
-    cut -d" " -f1 $($(1)_fetched);
+    fi && \
+    cut -d" " -f1 $($(1)_fetched)
 endef
 
 define int_get_build_recipe_hash