diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6be57b554..512fc807f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ all: busybox busybox.links #doc
 -include .config.cmd
 include $(patsubst %,%/Makefile.in, $(DIRS))
 
-busybox: .depend $(libraries-y)
+busybox: .depend include/config.h $(libraries-y ) 
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(libraries-y) $(LIBRARIES)
 	$(STRIPCMD) $@
 
-busybox.links: applets/busybox.mkll
+busybox.links: applets/busybox.mkll include/config.h
 	- $(SHELL) $^ >$@
 
 install: applets/install.sh busybox busybox.links