diff --git a/src/config/Makefile.am b/src/config/Makefile.am
index 025ba04aa54..04f7b6e727b 100644
--- a/src/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/config/Makefile.am
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS = \
 	config-parser-private.h \
 	config-request.h
 
-all-settings.c: $(SETTING_FILES) $(SETTING_LINKED_FILES) $(top_srcdir)/src/config/settings-get.pl
+all-settings.c: $(SETTING_FILES) $(SETTING_LINKED_FILES) $(top_srcdir)/src/config/settings-get.pl $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(top_srcdir)/src/config/settings-get.pl $(SETTING_FILES) -- $(SETTING_LINKED_FILES) > all-settings.c || rm -f all-settings.c
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \