diff --git a/gst/parse/Makefile.am b/gst/parse/Makefile.am
index 8914159e7a..d62a5a1ad0 100644
--- a/gst/parse/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/parse/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ grammar.tab.c grammar.tab.h: grammar.y ../gstmarshal.h
 	$(BISON_PATH) -d -v -p_gst_parse__yy $(srcdir)/grammar.y -o grammar.tab.c
  
 lex._gst_parse_yy.c: parse.l grammar.tab.h
-	$(FLEX_PATH) -P_gst_parse_yy $^
+	$(FLEX_PATH) -P_gst_parse_yy parse.l 
 
 ## this is so make install without a previous make can work, because
 ## this dir needs gstmarshal.h generated