diff --git a/GNUmakefile.postamble b/GNUmakefile.postamble
index 4fe0ae2..1949eb3 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.postamble
+++ b/GNUmakefile.postamble
@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ after-distclean::
 # Things to do after checking
 # after-check::
 
-config.make:	config.make.in
+config.make:	config.status
 	if [ -x config.status ]; then \
 	  ./config.status --recheck; \
-          touch config.make; \
 	else \
 	  ./configure; \
 	fi