diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 95497ca6..c025eef2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else
 clean:  # if configure hasn't run, nothing to clean
 endif
 
-include/builddefs:
+configure include/builddefs:
 	autoheader
 	autoconf
 	./configure \