diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d1f356de9..a4f7b7459 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -25493,7 +25493,7 @@ VERSION_OBJECTS=`echo $VERSION_SOURCES`
 VERSION_DEPENDS=`echo $VERSION_SOURCES`
 VERSION_OBJECTS=`echo "$VERSION_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[^ ]*/\([^ ]*\)\.rc,$(objects)/\1.o,g'`
 VERSION_DEPENDS=`echo "$VERSION_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([^ ]*\\)/\\([^ ]*\\)\\.rc,\\\\
-\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.rc\\\\
+\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.rc \\$(objects)/.created\\\\
 	\\$(WINDRES) \\$< \\$@,g"`
 
 SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo $SDLMAIN_SOURCES`
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1aea11fbd..186229ab0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4177,7 +4177,7 @@ VERSION_OBJECTS=`echo $VERSION_SOURCES`
 VERSION_DEPENDS=`echo $VERSION_SOURCES`
 VERSION_OBJECTS=`echo "$VERSION_OBJECTS" | sed 's,[[^ ]]*/\([[^ ]]*\)\.rc,$(objects)/\1.o,g'`
 VERSION_DEPENDS=`echo "$VERSION_DEPENDS" | sed "s,\\([[^ ]]*\\)/\\([[^ ]]*\\)\\.rc,\\\\
-\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.rc\\\\
+\\$(objects)/\\2.o: \\1/\\2.rc \\$(objects)/.created\\\\
 	\\$(WINDRES) \\$< \\$@,g"`
 
 SDLMAIN_OBJECTS=`echo $SDLMAIN_SOURCES`