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diff --git a/subdirmk/usual.mk.in b/subdirmk/usual.mk.in
index 00c48fe..66c71eb 100644
--- a/subdirmk/usual.mk.in
+++ b/subdirmk/usual.mk.in
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 #  Copyright 2019 Ian Jackson
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-or-later
 
-VPATH		= &^
+# Usage:
+#   include subdirmk/usual.mk
+# (probably in toplevel Subdir.sd.mk)
+#
+# Provides various conventional `make' variables, and a
+# rule for compiling C programs.
+
+VPATH		= $(top_srcdir)
 
 prefix		= @prefix@
 exec_prefix	= @exec_prefix@
@@ -19,7 +26,7 @@ LIBS		?= @LIBS@
 
 LINK		?= $(CC) -o$@ $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
 AR		?= ar
-COMPILE		?= $(CC) -c -o$@ -MD -MF $(*D)/.$(*F).d $(DEFS) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS)
+COMPILE		?= $(CC) -c -o$@ $(CDEPS_CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(INCLUDES) $(CFLAGS)
 
 %.o: %.c
 	$(COMPILE) $<