diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 1f09508..f07d048 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -213,8 +213,10 @@ fn buildAssets(b: *std.Build, install_assetc_step: *Step, step: *Step, assetc: *
 
             run_assetc.addPathDir(b.pathFromRoot("libs/ispc_texcomp/lib"));
 
-            run_assetc.addArg("-d");
-            _ = run_assetc.addDepFileOutputArg("depfile.d");
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, "prog", ext)) {
+                run_assetc.addArg("-d");
+                _ = run_assetc.addDepFileOutputArg("depfile.d");
+            }
 
             // Absolute input file arg, this will add it to step deps, cache and all that good stuff
             run_assetc.addFileArg(b.path(b.pathJoin(&.{ path, entry.path })));
diff --git a/tools/asset_compiler.zig b/tools/asset_compiler.zig
index 6fb6b91..12f014f 100644
--- a/tools/asset_compiler.zig
+++ b/tools/asset_compiler.zig
@@ -571,15 +571,30 @@ fn processMesh(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, scene: *const c.aiScene, material_o
     try buf_writer.flush();
 }
 
+const DEPFILE_MAX_BYTES = 1024 * 16;
+fn readFileContents(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8) ![]u8 {
+    return std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, path, DEPFILE_MAX_BYTES) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.FileNotFound => {
+            return allocator.alloc(u8, 0);
+        },
+        else => |e| {
+            return e;
+        },
+    };
+}
+
 // Returns spirv binary source
 // Caller owns memory
-fn processShader(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, flags: []const []const u8, input: []const u8, dep_file: ?[]const u8) ![]u8 {
+fn processShader(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, flags: []const []const u8, input: []const u8, maybe_dep_file: ?[]const u8) ![]u8 {
+    const old_depfile_contents = if (maybe_dep_file) |dep| try readFileContents(allocator, dep) else try allocator.alloc(u8, 0);
+    defer allocator.free(old_depfile_contents);
+
     // TODO: make sure output is stdout
     const result = try std.process.Child.run(.{
         .allocator = allocator,
         .argv = try std.mem.concat(allocator, []const u8, &.{
             &.{ "glslc", "--target-env=vulkan1.3", "-std=460core", "-g", "-o", "-" },
-            if (dep_file) |dep| &.{ "-MD", "-MF", dep } else &.{},
+            if (maybe_dep_file) |dep| &.{ "-MD", "-MF", dep } else &.{},
             flags,
             &.{input},
         }),
@@ -590,7 +605,7 @@ fn processShader(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, flags: []const []const u8, input:
     switch (result.term) {
         .Exited => |status| {
             if (status != 0) {
-                std.log.debug("Shader compilation failed with status {}:\n{s}\n", .{ result.term.Exited, result.stdout });
+                std.log.debug("Shader compilation failed with status {}:\n{s}\n", .{ result.term.Exited, result.stderr });
                 return error.ShaderCompileError;
             }
         },
@@ -599,12 +614,26 @@ fn processShader(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, flags: []const []const u8, input:
         },
     }
 
+    // TODO: figure out a better way to handle depfile
+    if (maybe_dep_file) |dep_file| {
+        const file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(dep_file, .{ .mode = .read_write });
+        defer file.close();
+        try file.seekFromEnd(0);
+        try file.writeAll(old_depfile_contents);
+    }
+
     return result.stdout;
 }
 
 fn processShaderProgram(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, input: []const u8, output_dir: std.fs.Dir, dep_file: ?[]const u8, asset_list_writer: anytype) !void {
     const input_dir = std.fs.path.dirname(input).?;
 
+    // Recreate file in case it's not empty
+    if (dep_file) |dep| {
+        const file = try std.fs.cwd().createFile(dep, .{});
+        defer file.close();
+    }
+
     var file_contents: []u8 = undefined;
     {
         const input_file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(input, .{});