diff --git a/maintMakefile b/maintMakefile
index 1910674b..b6e8317a 100644
--- a/maintMakefile
+++ b/maintMakefile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ TEMPLATES = README README.DOS README.W32 \
 	    config.ami configh.dos config.h.W32 config.h-vms
 MTEMPLATES = Makefile.DOS SMakefile
 
+all-am: $(TEMPLATES) $(MTEMPLATES) build.sh.in
+
 # We need this to ensure that README and build.sh.in are created on time to
 # avoid errors by automake.
 #