diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 36356dd46..325a143dd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ $(srcdir)/configure: $(srcdir)/configure.in
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 	$(SHELL) config.status $@
 
+Makefile.in:;
+
 $(objects):
 	$(SHELL) $(auxdir)/mkinstalldirs $@
 
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ $(srcdir)/include/SDL_revision.h: update-revision
 update-revision:
 	$(SHELL) $(auxdir)/updaterev.sh
 
-.PHONY: all update-revision install install-bin install-hdrs install-lib install-data uninstall uninstall-bin uninstall-hdrs uninstall-lib uninstall-data clean distclean dist
+.PHONY: all update-revision install install-bin install-hdrs install-lib install-data uninstall uninstall-bin uninstall-hdrs uninstall-lib uninstall-data clean distclean dist $(OBJECTS:.lo=.d)
 
 -include $(OBJECTS:.lo=.d)
 @DEPENDS@