diff --git a/lib/asn1/Makefile.am b/lib/asn1/Makefile.am
index a63c65f4e..544ba4b02 100644
--- a/lib/asn1/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/asn1/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ YFLAGS = -d
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = libasn1.a
 
-SUFFIXES = .x
+SUFFIXES = .x .h
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = asn1_APOptions.c asn1_AP_REP.c asn1_AP_REQ.c \
 	asn1_AS_REP.c asn1_AS_REQ.c asn1_Authenticator.c \
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ incdir = $(includedir)
 inc_DATA = asn1.h
 idir = $(top_builddir)/include
 
-all-local:
+all-local: $(inc_DATA)
 	@for i in $(inc_DATA); do \
 		if cmp -s  $$i $(idir)/$$i 2> /dev/null ; then :; else\
 			echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(idir)/$$i"; \
diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
index 0e57339ae..da9fb6e87 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(srcdir)
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = liberror.a
 
-SUFFIXES = .et
+SUFFIXES = .et .h
 
 incdir = $(includedir)
 inc_DATA = asn1_err.h krb5_err.h heim_err.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CLEANFILES = asn1_err.c asn1_err.h krb5_err.c krb5_err.h heim_err.c heim_err.h
 
 liberror_a_SOURCES = krb5_err.c asn1_err.c error.c heim_err.c
 
-all-local:
+all-local: $(inc_DATA)
 	@for i in $(inc_DATA); do \
 		if cmp -s  $$i $(idir)/$$i 2> /dev/null ; then :; else\
 			echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(idir)/$$i"; \
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ all-local:
 .et.c:
 	$(SHELL) ./compile_et $<
 
+.et.h:
+	$(SHELL) ./compile_et $<
+
 krb5_err.o: asn1_err.c
diff --git a/lib/error/Makefile.am b/lib/error/Makefile.am
index 0e57339ae..da9fb6e87 100644
--- a/lib/error/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/error/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(srcdir)
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = liberror.a
 
-SUFFIXES = .et
+SUFFIXES = .et .h
 
 incdir = $(includedir)
 inc_DATA = asn1_err.h krb5_err.h heim_err.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CLEANFILES = asn1_err.c asn1_err.h krb5_err.c krb5_err.h heim_err.c heim_err.h
 
 liberror_a_SOURCES = krb5_err.c asn1_err.c error.c heim_err.c
 
-all-local:
+all-local: $(inc_DATA)
 	@for i in $(inc_DATA); do \
 		if cmp -s  $$i $(idir)/$$i 2> /dev/null ; then :; else\
 			echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(idir)/$$i"; \
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ all-local:
 .et.c:
 	$(SHELL) ./compile_et $<
 
+.et.h:
+	$(SHELL) ./compile_et $<
+
 krb5_err.o: asn1_err.c