diff --git a/lib/asn1/Makefile.am b/lib/asn1/Makefile.am
index c222335b0..2d73baa4e 100644
--- a/lib/asn1/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/asn1/Makefile.am
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ CLEANFILES = lex.c parse.c parse.h krb5_asn1.h $(BUILT_SOURCES) \
 
 include_HEADERS = krb5_asn1.h asn1_err.h der.h
 
-$(asn1_compile_OBJECTS): parse.h
+$(asn1_compile_OBJECTS): parse.h parse.c
 
 $(gen_files) krb5_asn1.h: asn1_files
 
diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
index 222371057..501b978f2 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ libcom_err_la_SOURCES = error.c com_err.c roken_rename.h
 
 CLEANFILES = lex.c parse.c parse.h
 
-$(compile_et_OBJECTS): parse.h
+$(compile_et_OBJECTS): parse.h parse.c ## XXX broken automake 1.4s
 
 compile_et_LDADD = \
 	$(LIB_roken) \