diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 53102db3d..4caa95cce 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ config.status:
 libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	./config.status --file Makefile
+
 dist: ChangeLog $(srcdir)/MANIFEST
 	pax -w -x ustar -s '/^/$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)-$(VERSION)\//' \
 	    -f ../$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)-$(VERSION).tar \
diff --git a/common/Makefile.in b/common/Makefile.in
index 3d44b9f25..8ea4ae86a 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.in
+++ b/common/Makefile.in
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ LTOBJS = alloc.lo atobool.lo fileops.lo fmt_string.lo \
 
 all: libcommon.la
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file common/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .c .h .lo
 
 .c.lo:
diff --git a/compat/Makefile.in b/compat/Makefile.in
index 233ebbac2..9c45c1f12 100644
--- a/compat/Makefile.in
+++ b/compat/Makefile.in
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 
 all: libreplace.la
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file compat/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .o .c .h .lo
 
 .c.lo:
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index e87b6b6cf..2fe56a255 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 
 all: $(DEVDOCS) $(DOCS)
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file doc/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .man
 
 @DEV@varsub: $(top_srcdir)/configure.in
diff --git a/include/Makefile.in b/include/Makefile.in
index db89d97c0..15fa7d145 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.in
+++ b/include/Makefile.in
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ SHELL = @SHELL@
 
 all:
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file include/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .h
 
 install: install-dirs install-includes
diff --git a/plugins/sample/Makefile.in b/plugins/sample/Makefile.in
index 728916c8a..ebc35b65c 100644
--- a/plugins/sample/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sample/Makefile.in
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 
 all: sample_plugin.la
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file plugins/sample/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .o .c .h .lo
 
 .c.lo:
diff --git a/plugins/sample_group/Makefile.in b/plugins/sample_group/Makefile.in
index c48db1cfb..9a0d591d3 100644
--- a/plugins/sample_group/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sample_group/Makefile.in
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 
 all: sample_group.la
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file plugins/sample_group/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .o .c .h .lo
 
 .c.lo:
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
index b19f1d5f7..609bdbd0c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ INSDEP = $(srcdir)/ins_2001.h $(srcdir)/ins_classic.h $(srcdir)/ins_csops.h \
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file plugins/sudoers/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .o .c .h .l .y .lo
 
 .c.o:
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ all: $(PROGS)
 
 .y.c:
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file plugins/sudoers/Makefile)
+
 libsudoers.la: $(LIBSUDOERS_OBJS)
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ $(LIBSUDOERS_OBJS) -no-install
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 812c050d9..8aefa2602 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ SUDODEP = $(srcdir)/sudo.h $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h $(incdir)/alloc.h \
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file src/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .c .h .lo .o
 
 .c.o:
diff --git a/zlib/Makefile.in b/zlib/Makefile.in
index 26358f530..2dd05d2b2 100644
--- a/zlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/zlib/Makefile.in
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ LTOBJS = adler32.lo compress.lo crc32.lo deflate.lo gzclose.lo gzlib.lo \
 
 all: libz.la
 
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	(cd $(top_builddir) && ./config.status --file zlib/Makefile)
+
 .SUFFIXES: .c .h .lo
 
 .c.lo: