diff --git a/GNUmakefile.postamble b/GNUmakefile.postamble
index 615b96b..4fe0ae2 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.postamble
+++ b/GNUmakefile.postamble
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ after-distclean::
 config.make:	config.make.in
 	if [ -x config.status ]; then \
 	  ./config.status --recheck; \
+          touch config.make; \
 	else \
 	  ./configure; \
 	fi