--- a/applets/Kbuild
+++ b/applets/Kbuild
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 
 applets/applets.o: include/usage_compressed.h include/applet_tables.h
 
-applets/usage:         .config $(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed
+applets/usage:         .config $(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed include/autoconf.h
 applets/applet_tables: .config
 
 quiet_cmd_gen_usage_compressed = GEN     include/usage_compressed.h
       cmd_gen_usage_compressed = $(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed include/usage_compressed.h applets
 
-include/usage_compressed.h: applets/usage $(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed
+include/usage_compressed.h: applets/usage $(srctree)/applets/usage_compressed include/autoconf.h
 	$(call cmd,gen_usage_compressed)
 
 quiet_cmd_gen_applet_tables = GEN     include/applet_tables.h
