diff --git a/configure/RULES.Db b/configure/RULES.Db
index bf46dd5cb..9bc8c5076 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.Db
+++ b/configure/RULES.Db
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ $(COMMON_DIR)/%.dbd: %Include.dbd
 	@$(RM) $@
 	$(DBEXPAND) $(DBDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
-$(COMMON_DIR)/%Include.dbd:
+$(COMMON_DIR)/%Include.dbd: ../Makefile
 	@$(RM) $@
 	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeIncludeDbd.pl $($*_DBD) $@