diff --git a/lib/roken/Makefile.am b/lib/roken/Makefile.am
index de6987488..0ac62ba29 100644
--- a/lib/roken/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/roken/Makefile.am
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = roken.awk roken.h.in
 
 libroken_la_LIBADD = @LTLIBOBJS@ $(DBLIB)
 
-$(LTLIBOBJS) $(libroken_la_OBJECTS): $(include_HEADERS) roken.h
+$(LTLIBOBJS) $(libroken_la_OBJECTS): $(include_HEADERS) roken.h $(XHEADERS)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = make-roken.c roken.h