diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 52c6d6b5..f65f9f7a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ installdirs:
 Makefile: Makefile.in config.status
 	$(SHELL) config.status
 config.status: configure
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/configure --no-create
+	$(SHELL) config.status --recheck
 configure: configure.in
 	cd $(srcdir); autoconf