diff --git a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
index 89969b495..448b0242f 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ ALL_OBJECTS += $(test_hdbkeys_OBJECTS)
 ALL_OBJECTS += $(test_mkey_OBJECTS)
 ALL_OBJECTS += $(test_hdbplugin_OBJECTS)
 
-$(ALL_OBJECTS): $(HDB_PROTOS)
-
-$(libhdb_la_OBJECTS): hdb_asn1.h hdb_asn1-priv.h hdb_err.h
+$(ALL_OBJECTS): $(HDB_PROTOS) hdb_asn1.h hdb_asn1-priv.h hdb_err.h
 
 $(srcdir)/hdb-protos.h: $(dist_libhdb_la_SOURCES)
 	cd $(srcdir); perl ../../cf/make-proto.pl -q -P comment -o hdb-protos.h $(dist_libhdb_la_SOURCES) || rm -f hdb-protos.h