diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 15dba8124..b70ff2f77 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ doc.h: $(HDR_FILES)
 	cat $*.txt >>$@; 
 	echo "*/" >>$@
 
-%: %.in Makefile
+%: %.in 
 	sed <$@.in >$@ \
 		-e "s,@sysconfdir\@,$(sysconfdir),g" \
 		-e "s,@datadir\@,$(datadir),g" \