diff --git a/config-extra.h.mk b/config-extra.h.mk
index b1d3814ff0..c5e21d44ec 100644
--- a/config-extra.h.mk
+++ b/config-extra.h.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # See https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.63/html_node/Installation-Directory-Variables.html
 #
 # With meson-only, they could just be set via config.h.meson
-config-extra.h: config-extra.h.mk config.h
+config-extra.h: config-extra.h.mk config.h config.status
 	$(AM_V_GEN) \
 	echo "/* Generated by Makefile.am */"                    >$@ && \
 	echo "#define BINDIR            \"$(bindir)\""          >>$@ && \