diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5df8f982a62..8c205f8cd26 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)libs/$(CONFIG)/gp
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -Llibs/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc.def -Wl,--out-implib=libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc-imp.a -o libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) -lgpr-imp
 else
-libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)libs/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) libs/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -Llibs/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure.def -Wl,--out-implib=libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure-imp.a -o libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr-imp
 else
-libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)libs/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT)
+libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) libs/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc++.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)libs/$(CONFIG
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -Llibs/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc++.def -Wl,--out-implib=libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++-imp.a -o libs/$(CONFIG)/grpc++.$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) -lgrpc-imp
 else
-libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP)libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) libs/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 69a846045a1..7a60e3d20eb 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ libs/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(LIB${lib.name.upper()}_OBJS)
   mingw_lib_deps = ' $(ZLIB_DEP)'
   for dep in lib.get('deps', []):
     libs = libs + ' -l' + dep
-    lib_deps = lib_deps + 'libs/$(CONFIG)/lib' + dep + '.$(SHARED_EXT)'
+    lib_deps = lib_deps + ' libs/$(CONFIG)/lib' + dep + '.$(SHARED_EXT)'
     mingw_libs = mingw_libs + ' -l' + dep + '-imp'
     mingw_lib_deps = mingw_lib_deps + 'libs/$(CONFIG)/' + dep + '.$(SHARED_EXT)'