diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b575616629..5a4cc2f0cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3623,6 +3623,8 @@ clients_tui_newt_libnmt_newt_a_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(SANITIZER_EXEC_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+$(clients_tui_newt_libnmt_newt_a_OBJECTS): $(libnm_core_lib_h_pub_mkenums)
+
 bin_PROGRAMS += clients/tui/nmtui
 
 clients_tui_nmtui_SOURCES = \