diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index bbd135284..3705762f0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ dist-hook: gen-ChangeLog
 clean-local:
 	rm -rf cache/
 
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = GUILE-VERSION
+
 gen_start_rev = 61db429e251bfd2f75cb4632972e0238056eb24b
 .PHONY: gen-ChangeLog
 gen-ChangeLog: