diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 6c6ea6c08f4..69d0e1adb2a 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([WINE_CONFIG_HELPERS],
 # Rules automatically generated by configure
 
 .INIT: Makefile
-.BEGIN: Makefile
 .MAKEFILEDEPS:
+all: Makefile
 Makefile: Makefile.in Make.rules config.status
 	@./config.status Make.tmp Makefile"
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 213ba028c76..fe69a20d65d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13967,8 +13967,8 @@ ALL_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS="
 # Rules automatically generated by configure
 
 .INIT: Makefile
-.BEGIN: Makefile
 .MAKEFILEDEPS:
+all: Makefile
 Makefile: Makefile.in Make.rules config.status
 	@./config.status Make.tmp Makefile"