diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py
index 19294c5406..249c0daca6 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def configure(cfg):
     _filter_supported_cxx_compilers('g++', 'clang++')
 
     if cfg.env.TOOLCHAIN == 'native':
-        cfg.load('compiler_cxx compiler_c')
+        cfg.load('compiler_cxx compiler_c gccdeps')
         if cfg.env.COMPILER_CC == 'clang' or cfg.env.COMPILER_CXX == 'clang++':
             Logs.warn("Warning! Native clang builds can be unstable, please use gcc/g++. \
 \nRefer ardupilot.org docs for more details.")
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def configure(cfg):
     cfg.find_toolchain_program('ar')
 
     cfg.msg('Using toolchain', cfg.env.TOOLCHAIN)
-    cfg.load('compiler_cxx compiler_c')
+    cfg.load('compiler_cxx compiler_c gccdeps')
 
     if cfg.env.COMPILER_CC == 'clang':
         cfg.env.CFLAGS += cfg.env.CLANG_FLAGS