diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 06062cc311..9b07daf8b7 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.34 2000/12/01 02:12:26 gson Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.35 2000/12/14 22:33:04 marka Exp $
 
 srcdir =	@srcdir@
 VPATH =		@srcdir@
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ TARGETS =
 
 @BIND9_MAKE_RULES@
 
+Makefile: configure
+
 distclean::
 	rm -f config.cache config.h config.log config.status TAGS
 	rm -f libtool isc-config.sh
diff --git a/make/rules.in b/make/rules.in
index ab23a59ba2..4b0e3035f6 100644
--- a/make/rules.in
+++ b/make/rules.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: rules.in,v 1.23 2000/11/09 17:49:37 gson Exp $
+# $Id: rules.in,v 1.24 2000/12/14 22:33:05 marka Exp $
 
 ###
 ### Common Makefile rules for BIND 9.
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ top_builddir =	@BIND9_TOP_BUILDDIR@
 ### Makefile may define:
 ###	TARGETS
 
-all: subdirs ${TARGETS}
+all: Makefile subdirs ${TARGETS}
+
+Makefile: Makefile.in
+	@echo Re-run configure.
+	@exit 1
 
 ###
 ### Subdirectories