diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 978d616e5..eca015ca7 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -207,17 +207,18 @@ $(OBJLIBNAME):%$(OBJ):
 %.o : %.cc
 %.o : %.cpp
 
-%$(OBJ): %.c $(COMMON_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
+# Include files are order-only prerequisites for compilation:
+%$(OBJ): %.c | $(COMMON_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
 	@$(HDEPENDS_CMD)
 	@$(RM) $@
 	$(COMPILE.c) $(call PATH_FILTER,$<) $(COMPILE_FILTER.c)
 
-%$(OBJ): %.cc $(COMMON_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
+%$(OBJ): %.cc | $(COMMON_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
 	@$(HDEPENDS_CMD)
 	@$(RM) $@
 	$(COMPILE.cpp) $(call PATH_FILTER,$<) $(COMPILE_FILTER.cpp)
 
-%$(OBJ): %.cpp $(COMMON_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
+%$(OBJ): %.cpp | $(COMMON_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
 	@$(HDEPENDS_CMD)
 	@$(RM) $@
 	$(COMPILE.cpp) $(call PATH_FILTER,$<) $(COMPILE_FILTER.cpp)