diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 06e32859997a4c7894595e24272d75a88a3e0c3b..4001342bdb2ec3dd75e00b2b7cb5cfd87302287e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ endif
 clean:
 	rm -f macroprocessor.pdf *.toc *.aux *.log *.nav *.snm *.vrb *.out *~
 .PHONY: clean
+
+Makefile: Makefile.in ../../config.status
+	cd ../.. && ./config.status