diff --git a/GNUmakefile.postamble b/GNUmakefile.postamble
index e7ee36b..615b96b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.postamble
+++ b/GNUmakefile.postamble
@@ -67,5 +67,9 @@ after-distclean::
 # after-check::
 
 config.make:	config.make.in
-	./configure
+	if [ -x config.status ]; then \
+	  ./config.status --recheck; \
+	else \
+	  ./configure; \
+	fi