diff --git a/build/bakefiles/Makefile b/build/bakefiles/Makefile
index 0d7b981a98..5cd8010ae3 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/Makefile
+++ b/build/bakefiles/Makefile
@@ -946,6 +946,8 @@ clean:
 	rm -f ../makefile.wat
 
 
+library: ../../Makefile.in ../makefile.bcc ../makefile.vc ../makefile.wat ../makefile.gcc
+
 ../../autoconf_inc.m4: ../../Makefile.in
 ../../configure: ../../autoconf_inc.m4
 	(cd ../.. ; aclocal && autoconf)
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/regenMakefile.py b/build/bakefiles/regenMakefile.py
index 91493fe27f..db6fa6a3d0 100755
--- a/build/bakefiles/regenMakefile.py
+++ b/build/bakefiles/regenMakefile.py
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ clean:
 \trm -f ../../autoconf_inc.m4
 %s
 
+library: ../../Makefile.in ../makefile.bcc ../makefile.vc ../makefile.wat ../makefile.gcc
+
 ../../autoconf_inc.m4: ../../Makefile.in
 ../../configure: ../../autoconf_inc.m4
 \t(cd ../.. ; aclocal && autoconf)