diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.am b/bfd/Makefile.am
index 98a487b7fcd..794d992310d 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.am
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.am
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ BUILD_HFILES = \
 	bfdver.h elf32-target.h elf64-target.h targmatch.h
 
 # Ensure they are built early:
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(BUILD_HFILES)
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(BUILD_HFILES) $(BUILD_CFILES)
 
 HFILES = $(SOURCE_HFILES) $(BUILD_HFILES)
 
diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.in b/bfd/Makefile.in
index 3c9ebf38f83..bdf12c99cfd 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.in
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.in
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ BUILD_HFILES = \
 
 
 # Ensure they are built early:
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(BUILD_HFILES)
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(BUILD_HFILES) $(BUILD_CFILES)
 HFILES = $(SOURCE_HFILES) $(BUILD_HFILES)
 BFD_H_DEPS = $(INCDIR)/ansidecl.h $(INCDIR)/symcat.h $(INCDIR)/diagnostics.h
 LOCAL_H_DEPS = libbfd.h sysdep.h config.h