diff --git a/rules/sonic-utilities-data.dep b/rules/sonic-utilities-data.dep
index b11d0a55440..abcddfaf02c 100644
--- a/rules/sonic-utilities-data.dep
+++ b/rules/sonic-utilities-data.dep
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SPATH       := $($(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA)_SRC_PATH)
 DEP_FILES   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FILES_LIST) rules/sonic-utilities-data.mk rules/sonic-utilities-data.dep   
 DEP_FILES   += $(SONIC_COMMON_BASE_FILES_LIST)
-DEP_FILES   += $(shell git ls-files $(SPATH))
+SMDEP_FILES := $(addprefix $(SPATH)/,$(shell cd $(SPATH) && git ls-files))
 
 $(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA)_CACHE_MODE  := GIT_CONTENT_SHA
 $(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA)_DEP_FLAGS   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FLAGS_LIST)
 $(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA)_DEP_FILES   := $(DEP_FILES)
-
+$(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA)_SMDEP_FILES := $(SMDEP_FILES)
+$(SONIC_UTILITIES_DATA)_SMDEP_PATHS := $(SPATH)