diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
index 48b93bc885..4f226cbcc8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ all-local: .timestamp.symlinks
 .timestamp.symlinks: $(GENFILES)
 	touch $@
 
-$(gen_source_c): %.c: $(local_codecparsers_srcdir)/%.c
+$(gen_source_c): %.c: $(local_codecparsers_srcdir)/%.c %.h
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@
 $(gen_source_h): %.h: $(local_codecparsers_srcdir)/%.h
 	$(LN_S) -f $< $@