doc/news.texi | 8 ++++++++
 run.go        | 2 +-
 usage.go      | 2 +-

diff --git a/doc/news.texi b/doc/news.texi
index e359b50f8d2ba215380b678d72dde5f3638281b0e70af77e7b4b33f948c17ef5..ce91d2cad7b4615c277249483c389b168ba0f7d6fa3dbb780b6d7b6f3675ae87 100644
--- a/doc/news.texi
+++ b/doc/news.texi
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ @node News
 @cindex news
 @unnumbered News
 
+@anchor{Release 2_6_0}
+@section Release 2.6.0
+@itemize
+@item
+    Omit possible obtrusive error of non-existent @file{.dep} file
+    opening of the failed target.
+@end itemize
+
 @anchor{Release 2_5_0}
 @section Release 2.5.0
 @itemize
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index 0691d67ca454957fad43cc61c51067ae621b6de85e1b9183dc1e4d4931f356ad..ff787642d09eafdcce49e30a4bdcd754202d961d7662a45e1fcbf89e54c19da2 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ 						})
 					}
 
 					w := bufio.NewWriter(fdStderr)
-					{
+					if !fdDepExists {
 						var ifchanges []string
 						ifchanges, err = depReadOnlyIfchanges(tgt.dep)
 						if err != nil {
diff --git a/usage.go b/usage.go
index 6611e8328b5514766fc6d20a1f112a1ee71f80d4f4398d6784b45ca80f4fd304..03a05c523c306e19115fc55e6f4bda99a9db9ac1273374f8819239ee74024b7e 100644
--- a/usage.go
+++ b/usage.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 	"os"
 )
 
 const (
-	Version  = "2.5.0"
+	Version  = "2.6.0"
 	Warranty = `Copyright (C) 2020-2024 Sergey Matveev
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify