diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fe370abf3..9c54992c8f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ graph-depends: graph-depends-requirements
 	@$(INSTALL) -d $(O)/graphs
 	@cd "$(CONFIG_DIR)"; \
 	$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/graph-depends $(BR2_GRAPH_DEPS_OPTS) \
-	|tee $(O)/graphs/$(@).dot \
-	|dot $(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) -o $(O)/graphs/$(@).$(BR_GRAPH_OUT)
+	|tee $(BASE_DIR)/graphs/$(@).dot \
+	|dot $(BR2_GRAPH_DOT_OPTS) -T$(BR_GRAPH_OUT) -o $(BASE_DIR)/graphs/$(@).$(BR_GRAPH_OUT)
 
 else # ifeq ($(BR2_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG),y)