diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
index 8df6533582..a09a8fd4e1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ all-local: .timestamp.symlinks
 .timestamp.symlinks: $(GENFILES)
 	touch $@
 
-$(gen_source_c): %.c: $(local_codecparsers_srcdir)/%.c %.h
+$(gen_source_c): %.c: $(local_codecparsers_srcdir)/%.c $(gen_source_h)
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@
 $(gen_source_h): %.h: $(local_codecparsers_srcdir)/%.h
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
index f6504f7f33..a790e87798 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ all-local: .timestamp.symlinks
 .timestamp.symlinks: $(GENFILES)
 	touch $@
 
-$(gen_source_c): %.c: $(local_videoutils_srcdir)/%.c %.h
+$(gen_source_c): %.c: $(local_videoutils_srcdir)/%.c $(gen_source_h) 
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@
 $(gen_source_h): %.h: $(local_videoutils_srcdir)/%.h
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@