diff --git a/common-src/Makefile.am b/common-src/Makefile.am

index 40e2eb6..93520b5 100644

--- a/common-src/Makefile.am

+++ b/common-src/Makefile.am

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ genversion_SOURCES = genversion.c svn-info.h

 genversion_LDADD = $(libamanda_la_LIBADD)	\

 	../gnulib/libgnu.la

+genversion.@OBJEXT@: $(genversion_SOURCES) genversion.h

 genversion.h: $(top_builddir)/config.status

 	-rm -f $@ $@.new

 	echo '#define CC "$(CC)"' > $@.new