diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index e9943aef8..4cd295d9f 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -228,6 +228,20 @@ endif
 	$(MV) lex.yy.c $@
 
 #state notation language rule
+%.c: ../%.st
+	@echo "preprocessing $*.st"
+	@$(RM) $*.i
+	$(CPP) $(CPPSNCFLAGS) $< > $*.i
+	@echo "converting $*.i"
+	@$(RM) $@
+	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $*.i -o $@
+
+%.c:	%.stt
+	@echo "converting $<
+	ln -s $< $*.st
+	$(SNC) $(TARGET_SNCFLAGS) $(SNCFLAGS) $*.st -o $@
+	@$(RM) $*.st
+
 %.cpp: ../%.st
 	@echo "preprocessing $*.st"
 	@$(RM) $*.i