diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index a42a5d5556c..aba37c09caa 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 1997-08-27  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
 
+	* Makefile.in (config.status): Depend on version.c
+
 	* expr.h (insn_gen_function): Reenable prototype.
 
 	* expr.c (move_by_pieces_1, clear_by_pieces_1): Fix prototype of
diff --git a/gcc/Makefile.in b/gcc/Makefile.in
index 0e377867723..ce365bc7da3 100644
--- a/gcc/Makefile.in
+++ b/gcc/Makefile.in
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ cstamp-h: config.in config.status
 # Really, really stupid make features, such as SUN's KEEP_STATE, may force
 # a target to build even if it is up-to-date.  So we must verify that
 # config.status does not exist before failing.
-config.status: configure
+config.status: configure version.c
 	@if [ ! -f config.status ] ; then \
 	  echo You must configure gcc.  Look at the INSTALL file for details.; \
 	  false; \