1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 4c0c9e67e..de7757f93 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -156,10 +156,14 @@ all: configure-check $(CONFIGFILES) $(MANPAGES) $(TARGETS)
 $(LIBSSH_OBJS): Makefile.in config.h
 $(SSHOBJS): Makefile.in config.h
 $(SSHDOBJS): Makefile.in config.h
-configure-check: configure config.h
+configure-check: configure config.h.in config.h
 
-configure config.h: configure.ac aclocal.m4
-        @echo "ERROR: configure/config.h is out of date; please run ${AUTORECONF} and configure" 1>&2
+configure config.h.in: configure.ac aclocal.m4
+        @echo "ERROR: configure or config.h.in are out of date; please run ${AUTORECONF} (and configure)" 1>&2
+        @exit 1
+
+config.h: config.h.in configure
+        @echo "ERROR: config.h is out of date; please run configure" 1>&2
         @exit 1
 
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